Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister holds talks with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar today held delegation-level talks with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.
The two sides discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation and noted the positive momentum in Pakistan-Russia relations over the last two decades. They agreed to pursue robust dialogue and cooperation in areas of trade, industry, energy, connectivity, science, technology and education.
Deputy Prime Minister Dar expressed Pakistan’s desire to intensify bilateral, political, economic and defence dialogue with the Russian Federation.
The two sides also agreed to continue coordination on multilateral fora including at the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Deputy Prime Minister Dar thanked the Russian side for its support to Pakistan’s bid for the membership of BRICS.
The two Deputy Prime Ministers agreed to maintain close cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk’s visit is taking place in pursuance of the vision of Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif and President Vladimir Putin on transforming bilateral relations into a solid, mutually beneficial economic partnership.
Reference Link:- https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/deputy-prime-minister-foreign-minister-holds-talks-with-the-deputy-prime-minister-of-the-russian-federation
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
