Erdogan strives to mend ties between government and the opposition

Erdogan strives to mend ties between government and the opposition

Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 22, 2012) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with a mission to mend ties between Pakistan’s ruling alliance and the mainstream opposition party – PML(N), is meeting Nawaz Sharif today.

Commenting on the possible meeting, the Turkish PM said, “I will try to understand his perspective on the matter at hand.”

Recalling the ‘solidarity and cooperation’ that the government and the opposition had when he visited last time about four years ago, Erdogan said that he had wished to see the same cooperation back at home. He said, “If I say
this ceiling is white, our opposition would say it is black. But the opposition should always be constructive to serve the common benefits of the people.”

He was of the view that if the government and the opposition would keep fighting with each other, the people of the country will suffer profoundly. He said, “We should put the people first. The state is secondary. The purpose of
the state is only to serve the people, and not anything else.”

The visiting PM said if the parties in Pakistan demonstrate shoulder-to-shoulder politics, then Pakistan will be able to take its deserving place in the comity of the nations.

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