PM Imran Khan to visit Moscow this month: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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PM Imran Khan. Photo: Geo.tv/ file
PM Imran Khan. Photo: Geo.tv/ file
  • FM Qureshi says PM Imran Khan will pay a visit to Russia on Vladimir Putin’s invitation.
  • Says premier will go to Russia after China trip.
  • Says Pakistan and Russia’s bilateral relations have changed in a positive way.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia this month after, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Monday.

FM Qureshi said that PM Imran Khan has been invited to Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it “evidence” that bilateral relations between Pakistan and Russia are witnessing a positive change.

The foreign minister made the announcement about the Russian tour while giving a briefing about the prime minister’s recently concluded visit to China and its outcomes.

PM Imran Khan, accompanied by a high level delegation, had arrived in Beijing on Friday, after which he attended the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics.

“The joint statement is a visual manifestation of the success of the China tour,” FM Qureshi said while referring to the statement mutually issued by Pakistan and China over the visit.

Pakistan and China are determined for the quick completion of the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC), he added.

FM Qureshi further stated that the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan will meet in Beijing towards the end of March, wherein a future strategy will be worked out. He said that the interim Afghan foreign minister will also be invited to the session.

The minister urged the international community once again to take notice of India’s “evil” intentions, for the sake of regional peace and stability.

PM Imran Khan will become the first Pakistani premier to visit Russia in 23 years after former premier Nawaz Sharif, who travelled to Moscow after the end of the Cold War. Apart from him, former presidents Parvez Musharraf and Asif Ali Zardari also got to visit the north Asian country.



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