Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey attached a special importance to prosperity and tranquility of Pakistan.

Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani held a press conference in the capital Ankara on Tuesday.

Trade volume between Turkey and Pakistan should be boosted and both countries were determined to increase this figure to 1 billion U.S. dollars, Erdogan told reporters.

Erdogan said Gilani and he discussed bilateral relations and the problems in the Middle East in the meeting.

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Güncelleme Tarihi: 29 Ekim 2008, 12:44