Russian Businessmen visit Pakistan
Aftab Ahmed
Islamabad: In a major development, a delegation leading Russian businessmen is visiting Pakistan to boost cooperation in different sectors between two countries.
Pakistan and Russia had resolved four-decades-old trade dispute issues which paved a way for businessmen of two countries to find out avenues for cooperation.
The trade dispute between the two countries had halted cooperation between the businessmen of the two countries.
A delegation of leading Russian businessmen called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on April 19, 2021.
Lead by Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, Chairman, Board of Directors TMK, and President of Sinara group, the delegation included Mr. Mikhail Popov, Mr. Alexander Pumpyanskiy, Mr. Andrey Parkhomchuk, Mr. Vladimir Shcherbatykh, Mr. Anton Zubikhin, Mr. Evgenii Poplavskii, and Mr. Maxim Pavlov. While the Pakistani side included, Mr. Hammad Azhar, Shaukat Fayyaz Tarin, Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Zulfiqar Abbass Bukhari, Mr. Tabish Gauhar, Mr. Atif Bokhari, and other senior officials.
Increased cooperation between Russia and Pakistan in Large Scale Manufacturing, Railways, and Energy sector was discussed in detail during the meeting. Both sides agreed upon expediting the projects that are already in the pipeline.
Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated the incumbent government’s resolve to provide a business-friendly environment to investors to attract much-needed FDI. The delegation showed keen interest to invest in different projects in Pakistan.
