ISLAMABAD: Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu on Thursday arrived in Islamabad on an official visit.
The Russian minister will hold talks with Pakistani leadership on strengthening defence cooperation and sale of military equipment during his stay in Pakistan.
This is the first visit to Pakistan by a Russian defence minister in recent past.
According to media reports, the two sides would discuss full spectrum of defence collaboration during Shoigu’s visit.
Mr Shoigu had earlier in the week visited China where he said that defence ministries of Russia and China were seeking to form a regional collective security system in the Asia-Pacific due to concerns that the US was attempting to strengthen its military and political clout in the region.
Russia and Pakistan have lately been working on enhancing defence cooperation and are believed to have already covered a lot of ground. Exchange of visits by military commanders in recent years is an indication of progress achieved in this regard.
India’s decision to enter into tighter embrace with the US had prompted Russia to rethink its defence relationship with Pakistan.
The visit also comes against the backdrop of reports that Moscow had given go-ahead for sale of MI-35 helicopters to Pakistan, which is interested in purchasing up to 20 helicopters.
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