According to News, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday evening on a two-day official visit in order to attend Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s inauguration, which is set to take place today (Saturday).

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was welcomed by high-ranking representatives of the Turkish Foreign Ministry and the Pakistani Mission in Turkey as he arrived at Esenboga Airport in Ankara.

The Prime Ministers are joined on their tour to Turkey by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi.

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In order to take part in the swearing-in ceremony for his reelection in the most recent presidential election, the Prime Minister is travelling to Turkey at Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s request. The prime minister will also have meetings with influential corporate figures from the energy, infrastructure, and food processing industries.

Turkiye went to the polls for a presidential runoff last Sunday since no contender received more than the required 50% of the vote in the first round on May 14.

According to official figures, Erdogan garnered 52.18% of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the opposition candidate, received 47.82%.