ISLAMABAD: Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in Islamabad last night to participate in SCO summit in Islamabad.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warmly welcomed the Russian Prime Minister at airport.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Minister for Industry and Trade, Syed Mohammad Atabek has arrived in Islamabad to for the SCO summit. Additional Secretary for Afghanistan and West Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Naseem Warriach, has welcomed the distinguished guest at Nur Khan air base.
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed foreign dignitaries, at a special dinner for the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Islamabad.
At the dinner reception, Shehbaz Sharif warmly greeted and shake hands with the dignitaries, including Indian FM Jaishankar, in a rare encounter between the leaders of the two rival countries.