Russian deputy premier holds separate meetings with President, PM;
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Pakistan and Russia on Thursday reiterated their commitment to expanding trade and economic ties, besides enhancing regional connectivity to strengthen bilateral relations.
The resolve came as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, during his two-day official trip, held separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Russian delegation, led by Deputy PM Overchuk, called on President Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and the both sides underscored the importance of fostering mutually beneficial cooperation in key sectors, as per an official statement.
The sectors of bilateral cooperation between both countries include agriculture, food security, business, education, railways, science and technology, and promoting stronger people-to-people connections.
Welcoming the Russian deputy premier, the president stressed the importance of exploring possibilities for barter trade, in addition to improving connectivity to strengthen economic relations between the two nations.
He called for easing visa regulations and increasing connectivity through railways and direct flights to facilitate and enhance people-to-people and business-to-business contacts.
During the meeting, it was highlighted that there was great scope to increase bilateral cooperation in the agriculture sector.
It was emphasised that there was enormous potential to undertake joint ventures in the agricultural sector for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
