{"id":28346,"date":"2025-05-07T11:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=28346"},"modified":"2025-05-07T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:32:07","slug":"president-expresses-intent-to-deepen-bilateral-ties-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=28346","title":{"rendered":"President\u00a0 expresses intent to deepen bilateral ties with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250506-WA0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250506-WA0094.jpg 992w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250506-WA0094-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250506-WA0094-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad : President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further expand bilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation in the areas of trade, investment, technology, and people-to-people exchanges.<br>Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, attended a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Islamabad to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Russian Federation&#8217;s Victory in the Great Patriotic War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was also graced by President Asif Ali Zardari, Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, and other dignitaries.<br>In a ceremonial gesture, President Asif Ali Zardari, Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and other distinguished guests participated in a cake-cutting to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a ceremony marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory of the Russian Federation in the Great Patriotic War, President Asif Ali Zardari highlighted the growing momentum in Pakistan-Russia relations and expressed confidence that recent high-level interactions between the two countries have laid a solid foundation for deeper engagement and greater understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746613675445.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746613675445.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746613675445-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am confident that the bonds of friendship between Pakistan and Russia will continue to grow stronger,\u201d the President said, adding that both nations have \u201cimmense potential to expand cooperation in trade, investment, technology, and people-to-people contacts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President extended warm congratulations to President Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, and the people of Russia on the occasion, saying that the Victory showed the strength and resilience of the Russian people, as well as their strong commitment to peace and prosperity. He noted that people from the Indus Valley\u2014modern-day Pakistan\u2014had also played a critical role in defeating Nazism as part of the British Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recalling his 2011 visit to Russia, President Zardari acknowledged President Putin\u2019s efforts to promote Pakistan-Russia friendship. He described Russia as a \u201ckey global power\u201d and highlighted its role in promoting regional peace and stability, especially its role in de-escalating tensions between Pakistan and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746559032159.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746559032159.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FB_IMG_1746559032159-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also reaffirmed the commitment to building bridges of understanding and cooperation between Pakistan and Russia, besides urging the need to work together for a better future for the region and the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : President Asif Ali Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further expand bilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation in the areas of trade, investment, technology, and people-to-people exchanges.Speaker National&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":28347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[516,149],"class_list":["post-28346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomacy-corner","category-main-stories","tag-embassy-of-russia-pakistan","tag-russia-pakistan-friendship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28346"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28350,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions\/28350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}