ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar this week vowed to enhance bilateral ties and multilateral cooperation with Beijing and Moscow, state media reported, as he met senior officials from China and Russia during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Dar had arrived in Russia on Monday to attend the two-day SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit in Moscow, met Chinese PM Li Qiang and Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk.
Dar and Overchuk reviewed the full gamut of Pakistan-Russia relations, focusing on strengthening cooperation across political, economic, energy, connectivity, agricultural, industrial, educational and people-to-people areas through institutionalized mechanisms, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday.
“Pakistan and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to enhanced cooperation at bilateral and multilateral fora, including the United Nations and Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” the state broadcaster said.
Overchuk recalled his recent visits to Pakistan and noted the country’s potential as a regional hub for transit and connectivity, the state media said.
