Russian president defers Pakistan visit

Russia­n presid­ent Vladim­ir Putin says postpo­ned visit due to busy schedu­le.


Web Desk/our Correspondent September 27, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed his visit to Pakistan, saying that he has other engagements scheduled on the same dates, the Pakistani foreign office said on Thursday.

However, Express News reported that he postponed his trip due to security concerns.

According to a press release issued by the Pakistani foreign office, the quadrilateral summit between Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan which was scheduled for October 2 and 3 has also been postponed.

In a letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, Putin expressed his eagerness to “jointly enhance efforts to further develop Russian-Pakistani ties” and “advance mutually beneficial trade and economic projects.”

The Russian president wrote, “I am confident that in future we shall be able to find opportunities for arranging our personal meeting. We shall always be happy to receive you in Russia”.

The new dates for the summit will be sorted out after seeking availability of the participating leaders through diplomatic channels.

COMMENTS (86)

joy | 11 years ago | Reply

@ ayesha azeem: There is an old sayiing: " its better to remain silent and let people think you are dumb, rather than open your mouth and prove them right."

anonymous | 11 years ago | Reply

@zeta Read between the lines, it is an unimaginable excuse. Therefore, "deferred" without a new-date in diplomatic-language means "cancelled". A direct "cancelled" word in that language would probably mean Russia joining US in the drone campaign.

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