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Musharraf to visit Russia
Islamabad, Dec 30: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will undertake a visit to Russia in late February or early March next year.
Islamabad, Dec 30: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will undertake a visit to Russia in late February or early March next year.
Foreign secretary Riaz H Khokhar will leave for Moscow in next 10 days to firm up the agenda of the Musharraf-Putin talks and the agreements to be signed during the visit of the Pakistani President which is taking place at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, an official was quoted as saying by 'The News' daily. The dates of the visit will also be finalised during Khokhar's stay in Moscow.
The official said Pakistan has received an encouraging response from Russia about Musharraf's visit. Musharraf had a "very frank and candid" discussions with Putin in Almaty on the sidelines of the last Economic Coordination Organisation (ECO) at the height of Indo-Pak tension, he said.
The official said President Musharraf's visit was expected to be exceedingly worthwhile in strengthening Pakistan-Russia relations.
Bureau Report
Foreign secretary Riaz H Khokhar will leave for Moscow in next 10 days to firm up the agenda of the Musharraf-Putin talks and the agreements to be signed during the visit of the Pakistani President which is taking place at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, an official was quoted as saying by 'The News' daily. The dates of the visit will also be finalised during Khokhar's stay in Moscow.
The official said Pakistan has received an encouraging response from Russia about Musharraf's visit. Musharraf had a "very frank and candid" discussions with Putin in Almaty on the sidelines of the last Economic Coordination Organisation (ECO) at the height of Indo-Pak tension, he said.
The official said President Musharraf's visit was expected to be exceedingly worthwhile in strengthening Pakistan-Russia relations.
Bureau Report