PM Imran Khan returns home after two-day visit to Russia

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has returned home after completing his two-day visit to Russia successfully. He was accompanied by federal ministers and high-ranking officers.

During the visit, the prime minister had a summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin in the Kremlin. The two leaders held wide-ranging consultations on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Prime Minister Imran Khan had expressed confidence that the positive trajectory of bilateral relations will continue to move forward in the future. “Trust and cordiality marking the relationship would translate into further deepening and broadening of mutual cooperation in diverse fields.”

He had also reaffirmed the importance of Pakistan-Stream Gas Pipeline as a flagship economic project between Pakistan and Russia. He had underscored Pakistan’s commitment to forge a long-term, multidimensional relationship with Russia.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also held meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak along with his delegation. During the meeting, Pakistan-Russia economic relations, with a special focus on cooperation in the field of energy, were discussed. He expressed confidence that Russian companies and businesses would benefit from Pakistan’s improved business environment and invest in different sectors of Pakistan’s economy.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also held a meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. He appreciated rebuilding of Grozny and rapid expansion of Chechen under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov.

During a tour of Moscow Cathedral Mosque, the prime minister had stressed on the need for countering the rising trend of Islamophobia around the world.