Moscow: Pakistan and Russia have expressed a desire to further develop mutual cooperation. The understanding to this effect was expressed at a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and Pakistan’s Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi in Moscow. They discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation at the UN, including Pakistan’s non-permanent membership in the Security Council.

According to Radio Pakistan, the meeting confirmed the similarity of Moscow’s and Islamabad’s approaches to many pressing issues on the international agenda.