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| Pakistan, Russia sign military cooperation agreement | |
| 2014-11-21 | |
| ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Thursday signed a military cooperation agreement, which will pave the way for exchange of views and information on politico-military issues as well as issues related to strengthening of mutual trust and international security. Talking to Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu, who met him here, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan is keen to enhance its multi-dimensional relations with Moscow, including in defence. He said that it is heartening to see that relations between Pakistan and Russian Federation have grown in the past few years. He stressed upon the need to increase bilateral trade between the two countries, which currently stands at $542 million and does not correspond to their trade potential. He invited Russian companies to invest in Pakistan, particularly in the energy sector, and benefit from the business-friendly policies of the government. Prime Minister Nawaz lauded Russia’s support to Pakistan for full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and said that Islamabad is ready to further enhance cooperation with other countries of the region, through this forum to counter the dual challenges of terrorism and drug trafficking. The defence ministers of Pakistan and Russian Federation held talks in Rawalpindi that focused on strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries. The two sides signed a military cooperation agreement, which will pave the way for exchange of views and information on politico-military issues as well as issues related to strengthening of mutual trust and international security.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Uncle Remus had a story about this sticky situation. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-11-21 14:26 |