pakistan – turkey relations - Islamabad Policy Research Institute

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a negligible 156 million dollars. There is room for greater Turkish
investment in Pakistan and for joint projects. The fact that the Turkish
prime minister’s entourage included 110 businessmen showed Turkey’s
desire to increase trade and economic cooperation with Pakistan. During
the visit, the two sides signed three memorandums of understanding on
road transport, drug trafficking and environment. One hopes the two
governments will follow up the results achieved in this visit and will
continue to make efforts to widen the scope of mutually beneficial trade
and other forms of cooperation.
Editorial, Dawn (Islamabad), June 19, 2003,
http://www.dawn.com/2003/06/19/ed.htm
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE G OVERNMENT OF
THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN AND THE
G OVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF T URKEY ON F IGHT
AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND O RGANIZED
CRIME, ANKARA, 20 JANUARY 2004
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the
Government of the Republic of Turkey (hereinafter referred to
individually as "a Party" and collectively as "the Parties").
Re-affirming the existing friendly relations between the two
countries,
Keeping in mind the provisions of the 1970 UNESCO Convention
on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export
and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property,
Concerned about the danger caused by international terrorism a
international organized crime,
Keeping in mind the concern about the close relations between
international terrorism and international organized crime,
Willing to strengthen and deepen the existing cooperation between
the security authorities of the two countries in fight against international
terrorism and international organized crime,
Acting by the principle of equality and mutual benefit,
Have agreed on the following articles: