Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday formally invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to come and inaugurate the North-South Gas Pipeline.
The prime minister said this while meeting a Russian delegation led by Victor P. Ivanov, co-chairman of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade and Scientific Cooperation, at PM House on Thursday.
The prime minister further said that Pakistan attaches high value to its partnership with Russia in all areas, including bilateral trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation. Pakistan supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned solution for peace in Afghanistan, which is good for the entire region and the world, he added.
He said that Pakistan and Russia’s relations were entering into a new phase of strong relationship, which would usher in a new age of fruitful benefits for both the countries. The prime minister said that Pakistan has taken a firm stance on terrorism and extremism to ensure a peaceful, stable and investor friendly environment. The terrorists’ hideouts and infrastructure has been dismantled through an effective offensive, he added. The prime minister said that the Pakistani nation owns the war on terrorism, led by the present government.
Ivanov said that Pakistan is a strong country with rich history and there exists a huge potential for mutual trade between Russia and Pakistan. He said that there is a need for establishing direct flights between Moscow and Islamabad, to especially help the traders and investors of both the countries.
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