Russian FM will arrive Pakistan on April 6

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Pakistan. 

 According to a tweet of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the visit he will discuss bilateral ties including economic cooperation and counter terrorism with Pakistani leadership.

Lavrov, who would also visit New Delhi before embarking to Pakistan on a two-day visit from April 6 to 7, will be accompanied by Russian Special Envoy On Afghanistan Zamir Kaboluv.

This is rare that the Russian foreign minister is travelling to New Delhi and Islamabad, something that has raised eyebrows in India. The fact that the Russian top diplomat will be accompanied by Russian special envoy on Afghanistan is a clear indication that Afghanistan would dominate the discussions both in New Delhi and Islamabad.

Other than the Afghan peace efforts, the visit of the Russian foreign minister would also focus on the bilateral ties between the two countries. The relationship between the two countries, which remained bitter cold war rivals, has shown significant improvement in recent years thanks to the new alignments.

Some observers believe that given the changing dynamics, Pakistan, Russia, China and Iran could be natural allies. Pakistani officials, however, dismiss block politics. They say Islamabad wants to maintain ties with all countries based on pursuing its interests.