Putin visit not planned so far: FO

The Foreign Office said on Monday Pakistan and Russia had extended invitations to each other for summit-level visits, however, no such visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Pakistan was on the schedule so far.

Clarifying the media reports that suggested that Putin might undertake a visit to Pakistan this month, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafiz Chaudhri said “no such visit has been scheduled yet". He said Pakistan and Russia were close partners and friends.

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He said that the two sides were committed to building a strong multi-dimensional relationship that not only served their respective national interests, but also contributed to regional and global peace and added that both the countries considered high-level visits as an important part of their growing ties.

The spokesperson mentioned that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a successful visit to Islamabad in April this year, while Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak visited the Russian Federation last year.

(WITH INPUT FROM APP)