Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mehmood had carved out the Road Transportation Agreement with the Russian transport Minister Mr. Vitaly Savelyev, on his maiden visit to Moscow in November, 2022. The agreement was signed in-line with the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, to boost trade with the neighboring countries.
Since the beginning of our diplomatic relations with Russia in 1948, this is the first time that trade route through roads has been established. Russia is the fourth largest LNG exporting country in the world and Pakistan has a huge potential of exporting fruits, garments, surgical instruments, and agricultural products making them both potentially strong trade partners. The transport of goods will be carried out under TIR Carnet under which road transport permits are issued in order to simplify procedures at custom borders.
