President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China’s Tianjin.

Axar.az informs according to Turkish media, the two leaders discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues.

Expressing Ankara's satisfaction with the development of relations between Pakistan and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Erdogan said that the solidarity demonstrated in this regard was appreciated.

Türkiye and Pakistan are working to strengthen cooperation in many realms, notably in trade, energy, defense, and security, he added.

Erdogan also stressed that Syria’s unity and territorial integrity were indispensable for Türkiye and said that Ankara stood firmly against any attitude and action to destabilize Syria.