Islamabad (TDI): Russia’s First Deputy Minister for Energy Pavel Sorokin called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest.
The prime minister said Pakistan wanted to further strengthen ties with Russia.
“We want to further promote diplomatic, trade and investment relations,” he said, adding his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the summit Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit was very productive.
He reiterated invitation to the Russian President for a visit to Pakistan.
He said Pakistan and Russia had great capacity to deepen collaboration in energy and other sectors.
The Russian Minister for Energy said that Russia was desirous of improving ties with Pakistan in the field of energy.
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He extended his gratitude to the government of Pakistan for its hospitality.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadiq Malik, Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Leghari, Federal Minister Ali Pervaiz Malk, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatimi, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jamil Ahmed and high-level officials were also present in the meeting.
