PM Imran regrets Ukraine-Russia tensions, says conflict not in anyone’s interest
- PM Imran holds over three-hour-long meeting with Russia’s Putin.
- Both discuss Islamophobia, Afghanistan, other “important matters”.
- “Conflict not in anyone’s interest,” PM Imran tells President Putin.
Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday regretted the latest Kyiv-Moscow conflict and said that Pakistan had hoped diplomacy could avert a military conflict, as he held a long meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The president and the prime minister’s meeting lasted for more than three hours, during which they discussed Islamophobia, Afghanistan, bilateral, regional, and South Asian issues, among other “important matters”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
PM Imran Khan arrived in Moscow on a two-day official visit yesterday, where he was received at the airport by Russia’s deputy foreign minister and presented with a guard of honour at the airport.
The prime minister, according to a statement from the PM Office, stressed that conflict was not in anyone’s interest and that the developing countries were always hit the hardest economically in case of conflict
“Pakistan believes that disputes should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy,” the prime minister told the Russian president.
Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI had a Summit meeting with President (@KremlinRussia) Vladimir V. Putin in the Kremlin, today.
The two leaders held wide-ranging consultations on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest🇵🇰🤝🇷🇺#PMIKinRussia pic.twitter.com/g9cihOKhSk
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) February 24, 2022
Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI arrived at Kremlin earlier today to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.#PMIKinRussia pic.twitter.com/yQq8tgae6H
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) February 24, 2022
Meeting with deputy PM
After meeting President Putin, the premier and a delegation met Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Valentinovich Novak and Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Valentinovich Novak and Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Mr. Nikolay Shulginov calls on Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI along with delegation#PMIKInRussia pic.twitter.com/aosvW2zrTV
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) February 24, 2022
