Chairperson of Turkiya Airline Pegasus and business organization Hitit Ms Nur Gokman called on Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatization and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan here on Friday.
They discussed different matters of mutual and bilateral interest in which it was told that Turkiya is keen to increase business-to-business (B2B) activities with Pakistan in various sectors of industry and trade including airlines.
Chairperson Ms Nur Gokman said that her organization has a big market share with more than 70 major airlines and now it is deeply interested in investing by Hitit in Pakistan.
Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan welcomed the offer and said that Pakistan and Turkiye have friendly historical relations and deep ties while the people of both sides are bound by heartfelt ties with each other.
He said Pakistan is bringing about positive changes on a large scale in various sectors including Communications and is fully encouraging foreign investors to come and invest in Pakistan.
According to an official statement, Abdul Aleem Khan welcomed the visit of Chairperson Ms Nur Gokman who is the head of that company who also hold Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) largest partner and the 3rd largest institution in the aviation sector.
He also assured his all-possible cooperation for her business group to come forward and initiate more business projects in Pakistan.
In the meeting Chief Officer of Hitit Atilla Lise and Coordinator for Pakistan Ms Ayse Gamze Basar were also present. The Federal Minister expressed interest in increasing the trade volume between Pakistan and Turkiye and promoting bilateral business ties as well.
He said serious efforts have been made for international investment in different countries under the Board of Investment (BOI) for which the Embassies of those countries are also playing an active role.
He said like Pegasus and Hitit, national institutions from other countries are also coming forward to invest in Pakistan and the practical results of this start coming soon.