Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Office. Photo by author
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Office on Wednesday. Photo by author
Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Moscow and Islamabad would boost ties in the fight against terrorism, with Russia providing unspecified military equipment to Pakistan and the two holding more joint exercises at sea and in the mountains.
Sergey Lavrov’s two-day trip to Pakistan is the first visit by a Russian foreign minister in nine years, part of a warming in once frosty relations. It comes as Moscow seeks to increase its stature in the region, particularly in Afghanistan, where it has sought to inject itself as a key player in accelerated efforts to find a peaceful end to decades of war.
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2021-04-07 13:06:12 GMT2021-04-07 21:06:12(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, April 7 (Xinhua) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here on Wednesday separately and both sides agreed to strengthen bilateral ties and deepen cooperation.
The Russian foreign minister arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a two-day visit to discuss bilateral and regional matters.
A statement from the Prime Minister Office said that during the meeting, Khan reiterated that the importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with Russia as a key foreign policy priority and expressed satisfaction at the steady growth in bilateral ties.
Pakistan FM Qureshi, Russia s Sergey Lavrov review cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism
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Qureshi also raked up the Kashmir issue in his talks with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister. The Pakistani Foreign Minister said that he shared with Lavrov the perspective on larger questions of peace and security in South Asia, and the human right situation in Jammu and Kashmir
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This handout picture released on April 7, 2021, by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as he attends a press conference in Islamabad after a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart
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Pakistan-Russia talks mark the beginning of ‘a new era’: Qureshi
FM hopes Russia will play role in bringing peace to region as the two sides discuss strengthening bilateral relations
ISLAMABAD:
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan had marked the beginning of a new era with Russia as delegation-level talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov progressed on Wednesday.
This is the first time since 2012 that a Russian foreign minister had visited Islamabad.
“This visit, that has taken place a decade later, is significant. We hope that Russia will play a role in bringing peace to the region,” Qureshi said. “In bilateral talks, we also discussed economic cooperation and trade relations.”