Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Sadiq Sanjrani has invited Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko to visit the Islamic republic on an official visit.
"Madam Speaker, I personally invite you on my own behalf to pay an official visit to Pakistan," he said, speaking at a plenary session of the Federation Council on Wednesday.
The politician during the speech also expressed confidence that relations between Russia and Pakistan have great prospects for development. "I look forward to continuing this path of friendship and cooperation with Russia," he added.
Russia-Pakistan relations
Sanjrani also noted that the republic hopes to further strengthen bilateral relations with Russia across the political spectrum and is interested in developing trade ties.
"It should be noted that the ties between the peoples of our countries stretch over centuries. In today's changing world, we optimistically hope to expand and strengthen bilateral relations across the political spectrum," he said. In addition, the chairman of the Senate of Pakistan noted the interest of the Pakistani business community in strengthening trade relations with Russia.
At the same time, Sanjrani stressed that amid serious global challenges, Pakistan views its relations with Russia as a factor of stability. "We believe that Pakistan-Russia relations are not only in our national interests but also contribute to regional and global stability and security. Our bilateral relations today are characterized by a mutual desire to expand, strengthen cooperation, respect, and above all, trust," he added.
In addition, the Senate chairman expressed gratitude to Russian leader Vladimir Putin for supporting the development of ties between the countries. "I would like to emphasize that President Putin in his address to the Federal Assembly this year mentioned Pakistan in the context of further development of trade ties, and we are grateful to him for that," Sanjrani summarized.
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Based on materials from TASS