MOSCOW, JULY 10 (DNA):As part of his two-day official visit to the Russian Federation, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Syed Tariq Fatemi, met with Russian First Deputy Minister of Energy, Pavel Sorokin, in Moscow today.

During the meeting, the SAPM expressed satisfaction at the ongoing energy cooperation between the two countries, while confident of further expansion of ties in this vital sector. Additionally, he thanked First Deputy Minister of Energy for Russia’s cooperation in ensuring energy security of Pakistan. Noting the active engagement of governments and private sectors in the field of energy from both sides, the SAPM underlined that energy was one of the key priority areas of cooperation between Pakistan and Russia. 

Recalling his successful visit to Pakistan in February this year, during which he had also called on the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pavel Sorokin acknowledged the good cooperation in energy sector between the two countries. He also pointed out potential areas, such as hydropower, LPG and modernization of oil refineries, as suitable for future collaboration. He also stated that Russia was looking forward to working closely with Pakistan in the energy sector, which would be an important element in the agenda for the 10th session of Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, scheduled in Islamabad this year.

The meeting of the SAPM with First Deputy Minister of Energy was most constructive as it enabled the two leaders to look at several areas of mutual interest, with emphasis on energy cooperation between the two countries