Islamabad: Ministry of Defence spokesman on Wednesday said that no airline can enter into negotiation with foreign countries without the approval of Ministry of Defence.
Commenting on the reports about a deal between PIA Management and CEO of Turkish Airlines, the spokesman clarified in a press release that a Record of Discussions, which was signed between PIA Management and CEO of Turkish Airline on 29th Dec 2010, PIA’s Headquarters at Karachi, can not be termed as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is only the prerogative of the government to negotiate.
The spokesman further clarified that the recent tussle between various associations of PIA and  the Management, is an internal matter as the associations have disagreement with Management over the financial and commercial aspects of the Record of Discussion.
He said it should not reflect in any way the very close and brotherly ties between the Pakistani and Turkish peoples and our respective Governments. As the mutually, phrased saying goes. ‘We are two countries, but one nation’.
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