India, Oct. 23 -- Sajjad Hussain

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reached Turkiye on Friday to attend a key meeting of foreign ministers of select regional and European countries, as Islamabad and Ankara deepen cooperation through emerging diplomatic and defence groupings.

Dar, who is also the Foreign Minister, will participate in the R4 and R4+ ministerial meetings during his one-day official visit, according to Pakistan's Foreign Office.

R4 is a forum comprising Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye, which meets to discuss regional issues, whereas the R4+ consists of the four countries alongside France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Friday's meeting marks the first time the four countries are meeting as a grou...