ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Special Secretary Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan on Wednesday met with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Andrey Rudenko and reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral ties.
The two sides met for the sixth round of Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Political Consultations in Islamabad.
They expressed satisfaction with the positive trajectory and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening ties.
Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan and Russia held the 11th meeting of the Pakistan-Russia Joint Working Group to Counter International Terrorism held in Moscow on 22nd April 2025.
Pakistan’s delegation was led by the Special Secretary (United Nations), Nabeel Munir, while the Russian side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin.
The discussions focused on the increasingly transnational nature of terrorism and the growing need for adaptive and cooperative strategies. It was decided to hold the next meeting of the Working Group in 2026.
Last week, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Islamabad.
During the meeting, both sides agreed to deepen their bilateral relationship through a long-term, multi-dimensional partnership encompassing trade, energy, security, culture, education, and people-to-people exchanges.
Special Secretary, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan, met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Andrey Rudenko, for the sixth round of Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Political Consultations in Islamabad today. The two sides reviewed the full spectrum of… pic.twitter.com/J1T9rdOsNw
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It is pertinent to mention that the Prime Minister of Russia, Mikhail Mishustin, visited Pakistan to attend the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conference in Islamabad in October last year.
In the same month, the three-day Pakistan-Russia Trade and Investment Forum was held in Moscow.
Privatisation Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, leading the Pakistani delegation at the forum, signed several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Russian officials to boost bilateral trade and investment.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also met on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan.
