ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s defence ties with Russia have moved past the bitterCold War hostilities in recent years and the chill in the relations betweenPakistan and the US has further pushed the country towards Russia andChina, PTI has reported.
The joint drills of units of the Russian and Pakistani armed forces will beheld at the training range of the National Counter-Terrorist Center in thePakistani city of Pabbi in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
More than 70 mountain shooters from Karachay-Cherkessia will take part inthe drills, Astafyev said.
The servicemen from the two countries’ armed forces will perform tasks atthe altitude of 1,400 meters above the sea level, the report said.Astafyev noted that the “Friendship” drills between Russia and Pakistanhave been held since 2016.
In 2017, over 200 servicemen took part in the drills. The military exercisewas held in the North Caucasus on the altitude of 2,300 metres above thesea level.
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Pakistan has shown eagerness to build military-to-military level ties withRussia.
In August, Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement for the first time toallow Pakistani troops to receive training at Russian military traininginstitutes.
The agreement was signed during the visit of Deputy Defense Minister ofRussia Colonel General Alexander Fomin to Islamabad to participate in thefirst Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee (JMCC) meetingon security and defence.
