Digital Export Summit Held Between Pakistan And Turkiye

Press Release

Ankara, 15th February 2024

Digital Export Summit Held Between Pakistan And Turkiye

Pakistan’s Embassy in Turkiye in collaboration with TUYAFED (Turkish federation of associations operating in the software and IT sector) organized a ‘Digital Export Summit’ in virtual format on 15 February 2024. The thematic areas of the summit included fintech, gaming, telecommunications, cyber security, e-governance, A.I. & robotics, e-tourism, e-commerce, corporate software, defense technologies, energy and sustainability, health and education.

Apart from Consulate General of Pakistan in Istanbul, relevant institutions from Pakistan including Ministry of Commerce, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Pakistan IT Industry Association (PASHA), National Incubation Centre for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) and others participated in the event. The Summit was well attended by more than 150 software companies from both the countries as well as IT professionals.

Ambassador Dr. Yousaf Junaid in his opening remarks thanked TUYAFED and the participants for their presence and highlighted the immense potential for bilateral trade and investment in the IT sector. Underscoring the importance of deepening cooperation in the IT sector, he said that both the countries would be able to boost IT exports as well as develop indigenous cutting-edge technologies. He added that this summit would play an important role in implementing the vision of strengthening technological cooperation between the two countries, envisioned by their leadership. His remarks were followed by presentations by Mr. Zeeshan Rehman, Chief Commercial Officer PSEB and Mr. Khuram Rahat, Vice Chairman, PASHA.

Addressing the Summit, President TUYAFED Mustafa Çalış gave an overview of the Turkish IT eco-system and opportunities available for bilateral collaboration. He added that this Summit would help forge business relations between the IT companies of both the countries. He expressed satisfaction on the positive interest shown by IT companies from both sides in the Summit.

Opening segment was followed by channelized discussions on Summit’s thematic areas as well as B2B meetings. This Summit provided a good platform to further enhance IT collaboration and bilateral investment between Pakistan and Turkiye especially between the private sectors. The two brotherly countries remain committed to further deepening of bilateral relations in all fields of mutual interest.

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Kashmir Solidarity Day Commemorated in Ankara

January 5, 2024

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DR. ARIF ALVI ON THE OCCASION OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION DAY

Every year, on the 5th of January, we renew our support for the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations.

The right to self-determination is a cardinal principle of international law, upheld in numerous core United Nations Treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. For decades, it has been reaffirmed by the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on self-determination. However, the last 76 years of India’s occupation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are a sad story of repression of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

India is trying to consolidate its occupation of IIOJK. The Indian Supreme Court’s judgement of 11 December 2023 on the status of this disputed territory is the latest step in this direction. India is trying to subjugate the Kashmiris through such oppressive tactics further. It continues to deny their inalienable right to self-determination and live with freedom and dignity.

Today’s commemoration is aimed at reminding the international community of its responsibility towards the oppressed Kashmiri people. The United Nations must honour the commitments that it made 75 years ago and support the Kashmiri people’s struggle for self-determination.

Pakistan remains determined to play its role in supporting the right to self-determination of Kashmiris through a free and impartial plebiscite as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions. Our strong and steadfast moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people will continue till the realisation of this inalienable right.

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The Embassy of

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Ankara, Türkiye