MOSCOW: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy of Russia Alexander Novak Thursday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here, along with a delegation. During th
e meeting, they discussed the matters of mutual cooperation in multiple fields.
The prime minister is currently on a two-day official visit to Russia, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian deputy PM met the prime minister after the latter had a detailed one-on-on
e meeting with President Putin. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Planning Minister Asad Umar, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar, Commerce Adviser Abdu
r Razzak Dawood and National Security Adviser Mooed Yusuf acco
mpanied the prime minister in th
e meeting.
This is the first bilateral visit by a Pakistani prime minister to Russia after a gap of 23 years and is be
ing termed as a historic step to renew relations between the two countries.
During the visit, the prime minister was acco
mpanied by a high-level delegation, including federal ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Asad Umar and Hammad Azhar, Commerce Advisor Abdu
r Razzak Dawood
, National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf and Member of the National Assembly Amir Mahmood Kiyani.
