Pakistan's new ambassador pays tribute to Ataturk
Syrus Sajjad Qazi says friendship with Turkey is in Pakistan's blood
Ankara
By Ahmet Sait Akcay
ANKARA
Pakistan’s newly appointed ambassador to Ankara on Wednesday paid tribute to Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at his mausoleum, the Anitkabir.
As part of the official oath-taking ceremony Syrus Sajjad Qazi along with officials of the Pakistan Embassy, their families and students of the embassy's school observed a minute of silence for Ataturk, the first president of Turkey.
The ambassador laid a floral wreath on Ataturk’s tomb as students waved Pakistani and Turkish flags.
“As Pakistan’s new Ambassador to Turkey, it is a great honor to visit Anitkabir and pay my respect to Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – a soldier, statesman, reformer and founder of the Republic of Turkey,” Qazi wrote in the visitor’s book at Anitkabir.
“Turkey and Pakistan enjoy a friendship that is unique and unparalleled in international relations. Friendship with Turkey is in Pakistan’s blood. As Ambassador of Pakistan, I look forward to humbly contributing to this relationship which is a sacred trust nurtured by our forefathers. Long Live Pakistan-Turkey Brotherhood,” he added in his comments.
The ambassador presented his letter of credentials to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.
