Pakistan officially refers to TRNC in diplomatic statement

On November 14, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan published an official statement on the platform X, referring to the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) by its full title. The statement was issued in connection with the arrival of Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu in Islamabad to attend the 30th Council of Ministers meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry explicitly identified Ertuğruloğlu as the "Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and confirmed that he was formally received at the airport by officials from the Pakistani government. The use of this terminology indicates a significant diplomatic gesture toward the unrecognized entity, as Pakistan chose to utilize the state designation without reservation or qualification in its official communication.

This development comes as part of the ongoing 30th ECO summit, which is being hosted in Islamabad. While the international community generally recognizes only the Republic of Cyprus, Pakistan's decision to host and officially address the representative of the northern part of the island as a government minister highlights specific bilateral diplomatic alignments between Islamabad and the administration in the north of Cyprus.