"Cooperation among our youth should be strengthened" by Musawar Tanoli

• Pakistani International Relations Specialist and Journalist Musawar Tanoli said, "Our centuries-old ties need to be further strengthened by developing youth cooperation between Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey."

Musawar Tanoli

Pakistani International Relations and Foreign Relations Analyst Journalist Musawar Tanoli also served as the chairman of the youth diplomacy forum and the founder of the youth forum in Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey.

"Pakistan and Turkey have strong cultural, military and historical relations that are getting stronger day by day and moving towards economic and commercial cooperation," said Tanoli, adding, "The multidimensional relations between both countries, especially the spirit of brotherhood, dominate the centuries-old ties between Indian Muslims and the Ottoman Empire. Bilateral relations between the two countries can be traced back to the period of British India.

During the Russo-Turkish war of 1877, religious services were held in Calcutta mosques and subscriptions were collected for the Turkish wounded. During the Balkan War, Muslims of the British Indian Subcontinent sent a medical delegation to Turkey.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, showed great appreciation to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of Modern Turkey. Turkey was one of the first countries to recognize Pakistan. Turkey and Pakistan were also part of the Baghdad Pact in 1955 for cooperation between security and defense members," he said.

Our Relations Should Be Developed In Every Area

Stating that the youth bond between Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey should be strengthened, Tanoli said: "As the founder of the Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey youth forum, I would like to convey my best wishes to the Turkish people, especially the Turkish youth.

The purpose of starting this initiative is to strengthen and develop youth cooperation. This is a virtual platform where we have more than 9 thousand members from Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey. We celebrate the national days and important days of these countries on our social media accounts. One of the main purposes is to develop cultural cooperation between these three countries.

There was the occasion of Turkish Victory Day in August. We commemorated and shared it on our social account.

As the head of the Youth Diplomacy Forum, we cooperate with the Turkish youth organization “International Workshop Platform” and discuss possible areas of cooperation between the “Youth Diplomacy Forum” and the “International workshop platform”.

The main aim is to involve the youth of both countries in understanding the culture, traditions, norms and values. Also, improve youth cooperation between Pakistan and Turkey. Our aim is to organize an exchange program between Pakistan and Turkey, especially between the Youth Diplomacy Forum and the International workshop platform, in order to further develop youth cooperation. 

To this end, we need the support of Pakistan and the Turkish government, as well as the Turkish Embassy in Islamabad and the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara. Finally to Turkey, I hope to expand my support to the Turkish people and to strengthen the social, political, economic, military and especially youth cooperation between the two countries.

I also convey my condolences for the precious lives lost due to forest fires and hurricanes that have occurred recently, and pray for the injured. Long live the "Pakistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey" Brotherhood and Friendship."

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