Pakistani Prime Minister likely to visit Russia, Imran Khan will be 1st PM to visit Moscow after 20 years

February 8, 2022

By Imran Nasir

ISLAMABAD (TSAT) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to visit Russia later this month, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, officials sources said

Khan will be the first Pakistani Prime Minister to visit Moscow in last 23 years.

In 1999, Nawaz Sharif was the first Pakistani premier to visited Russia after decade long cold war between Soviet Union and US in Afghanistan in which Pakistan was allied of Washington.

However, in recent years diplomatic relations and bilateral ties between Islamabad and Moscow growing and singed several agreements in different sectors.

Khan will be accompanied by a high-level delegation of ministers from his cabinet and expected to sign several agreements and MoUs.

Earlier, the officials said that Putin is expected to visit Islamabad this year as Khan already extended a formal invitation to Russian President Putin during his telephonic conversation last month.

According to media reports Putin's visit was under discussion for the last two years but could not finalise because of several reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moscow also wants that there must be "big-ticket projects" or other initiatives that the Russian President would announce when he finally undertakes the trip to Pakistan according to the report.

Pakistani Prime Minister likely to visit Russia, Imran Khan will be 1st PM to visit Moscow after 20 years

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