Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday met with senior Russian and Chinese leadership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government summit, according to the Foreign Office (FO).<\/p>\n
The SCO is holding its Council of Heads of Government summit in Moscow from November 17 to 18. Taking place under Russia\u2019s rotating presidency, the high-level meeting follows the landmark Tianjin summit three months earlier and comes at a pivotal moment for Eurasian economic connectivity in a shifting global order.<\/p>\n
At the heads of government gathering, Dar met Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with other SCO heads of state and senior officials. In a post on X, the FO said that Putin welcomed leaders to the summit in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n
He also \u201cemphasised the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO, highlighting its role as a key platform for connectivity, stability, and mutually beneficial development across the region\u201d.<\/p>\n
Dar also met Chinese Premier Li Qiang, where the pair \u201creaffirmed the \u2018all-weather\u2019 Pakistan-China strategic partnership, reviewed bilateral and multilateral cooperation \u2014 especially within the SCO \u2014 and praised the Shanghai Spirit principles guiding regional collaboration\u201d.<\/p>\n
The post added that the FMs exchanged views on global issues and agreed to \u201cmaintain real-time engagement moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dar also had a bilateral meeting with Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk on the sidelines of the summit, the FO said in another social media post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two leaders undertook a substantive review of the full gamut of Pakistan\u2013Russia relations, with a focus on strengthening cooperation across political, economic, energy, connectivity, agricultural, industrial, educational and people-to-people areas through institutionalised mechanisms,\u201d the FO wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cDPM Overchuk recalled his recent visits and noted Pakistan\u2019s potential as a regional hub for transit and connectivity,\u201d the post added. \u201cBoth leaders also exchanged views on key regional & global developments and reaffirmed their commitment to enhanced cooperation at bilateral and multilateral fora, including the UN and SCO.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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