Growing strategic ties between Pakistan and Russia are not being received well in Washington, informed sources said.
Senior officials at the foreign ministry told The Nation on Sunday, that Washington had expressed “annoyance” over the closeness in Pak-Russia ties without giving a direct message to restrict the involvement.
Pakistan-Russia-China trilateral talks in Moscow on December 27
Pakistan has improved ties with Russia in the recent years as the United States started to drift towards India.
During the Cold War, India was an ally of Russia, and Pakistan stood with the US.
But in the past few decades, the US and India have put the Cold War politics behind.
Although Pakistan could not afford to leave the US, it enhanced contacts with Russia to create a balance.
Pakistan to get 4 advanced MI-35 combat helicopters from Russia
As part of partnership, a trilateral meeting between Pakistan, Russia and China is scheduled for December 27 (tomorrow) in Moscow to discuss regional stability and issues.