ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi left for Turkey on Thursday to represent Pakistan at D-8 summit scheduled to be held in Istanbul on Friday.
This is the ninth summit of eight developing countries including Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, and Nigeria.
Pakistan is the current chair of the D-8, and it has been chairing the summit beyond the normal period of two years.
During the event, PM Abbasi will hand over the chairmanship of the D-8 Summit to Turkey. The Istanbul Summit is expected to adopt a declaration and a plan of action.
Major areas of cooperation in D-8 Charter are industry, agriculture and food security, energy, trade, transportation, and tourism.
During his visit, PM Abbasi is also expected to interact with the leaders of D-8 member states on the sidelines of the summit.