Pakistan welcomes all initiatives for Afghan peace, COAS tells Russian FM
We have no hostile designs towards any country and working towards a cooperative regional framework, says Gen Qamar
Russian FM Lavrov meets COAS Gen Qamar at GHQ. PHOTO: ISPR
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan welcomes all initiatives which can bring peace and stability in Afghanistan as the whole region will benefit from it.
He said this in a meeting with Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan – a first by a Russian foreign minister since 2012.
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ISLAMABAD, Apr 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Apr, 2021 ) :Prime MinisterImran Khan on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan s resolve to expeditiously conclude the requisite legal process for the Pakistan Stream (North-South) Gas Pipeline project and commence the work as early as possible.
He expressed these views during a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, who called on him here.
Pakistan-Russia bilateral relations and issues of regional and global importance were discussed in the meeting.
The prime minister fondly recalled his interaction with President Vladimir Putin during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Bishkek in June2019, where he had underscored his desire to take the bilateral relationship to a new level.
FM Qureshi holds wide-ranging talks with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Wednesday where they had wide-ranging talks covering bilateral relations and regional and global issues.
Extending a warm welcome, Foreign Minister Qureshi recalled his earlier meeting with Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of SCO Council of Ministers in Moscow in September 2020.
The foreign minister underlined that strengthening of relations with the Russian Federation was an important foreign policy priority for Pakistan and that Pakistan-Russia relations, today, were marked by enhanced mutual trust and understanding.
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The prime minister has ruled out normalization of trade ties with India unless it reversed its illegal acts of August 5, 2019 on the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and restore its status.
He made this appeal to the nation while responding to people’s telephone calls directly on Sunday. The programme was also broadcast live on state-run as well as private radio and television channels and social media platforms.
No normalization could happen with India unless it revoked its illegal steps on the IIOJK, he responded to a question.