Russia has vital role in regional, global peace: PM
The Prime Minister says there is national consensus in Pakistan on strong relationship with Russia.
ISLAMABAD:(Online) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Russia is a source of peace and stability at both regional and global level and its growing power is a positive development for a multi-polar world of today.
The Prime Minister said this while welcoming a delegation of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation led by Ms Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko in Islamabad on Thursday.
The Prime Minister said that there has been a visible expansion in the bilateral relations as well as economic cooperation between the two countries and Pakistan greatly values Russia s interest to invest in the energy sector of Pakistan.
He said there is a national consensus in Pakistan on building strong relationship with the Russian Federation and we attach great importance to our relations with Russia. Both the countries have initiated a process of building a broad-based long term partnership.
The Prime Minister said we greatly value the support and assistance of Russian Federation in the war against terrorism. The Prime Minister added that Pakistan is an ideal country for foreign investors and Russian investors must be encouraged to invest in Pakistan.
Ms. Valentina Matviyenko said Pakistan is an important partner of Russia and plays an important role in international relations. She added that the exchange of visits of the parliamentary delegations of both the countries will help in further strengthening the bilateral relations.
The chairperson of the Council conveyed the best wishes of Russian President Putin to the Prime Minister.
