ISLAMABAD – Reiterating the importance Pakistan attaches to its relationswith Russia as a key foreign policy priority, Prime Minister Imran Khanexpressed satisfaction at the at the steady growth in bilateral ties withMoscow.

The premier expressed his views when Foreign Minister of Russian FederationSergey Lavrov, who reached Pakistan yesterday on two-day long visit,linkcalledon him on Wednesday.

Pakistan-Russia bilateral relations and issues of regional and globalimportance were discussed during the meeting. .

The premier recalled his interaction with Russian President Vladimir Putinduring the SCO Summit in Bishkek in June 2019, where he had underscored hisdesire to take the bilateral relationship to a new level.

PM Khan also reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to expeditiously conclude therequisite legal process for the “Pakistan Stream” (North-South) GasPipeline project and commence the work as early as possible.

Enhanced bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, industrialmodernization, railways and aviation was also discussed in the meeting.

It was agreed that the Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC), due to meet inMoscow later this year, would closely pursue specific proposals andprojects in this context.