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🇷🇺🇵🇰 Ambassador Albert P. Khorev’s Interview with Roze TV Key points: 🔸️Modern Russia-Pakistan relations are based on a friendly and equal partnership, free from "bloc" policies. Contrary to the hopes of our Western "well-wishers", major geopolitical changes have not disrupted the positive dynamics of our bilateral relations; 🔸️It would be wrong to assume that the intensification of the Russia-Pakistan dialogue has a hidden agenda. Our relations are not directed against third countries; 🔸️We cooperate with Pakistan in countering various challenges and threats, maintaining strategic stability and information security in multilateral fora, including the UN and the SCO, where Moscow and Islamabad have a history of solidarity; 🔸️We are quite positive about our counterterrorism and counternarcotics cooperation with Pakistan. We have regular bilateral expert dialogues, including the Joint Working Group on Combating Terrorism and Other Contemporary Threats; 🔸️Cultural cooperation between Russia and Pakistan has considerable potential given the growing interest of our countries in each other. This is true in all spheres - art, sports, education, youth exchanges and tourism. It is encouraging to see the keen enthusiasm of Pakistani citizens for the opportunity to study the Russian language; 🔸️We appreciate the positive role played by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in developing bilateral economic cooperation. We look forward to further increasing trade turnover and strengthening direct ties between the business communities of our countries; 🔸️The problems of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan must be solved first and foremost by these countries. Russia is ready to act as a mediator to resolve differences between Islamabad and Kabul, if both sides deem it appropriate. The Moscow Format of Consultations could be an appropriate platform in this regard. Watch full interview in Urdu here #RussiaPakistan