Today, on September 18, 19—two days after the Foreign Office announced his planned two-day official visit—Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk arrived in Pakistan.
The Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe), Shafqat Ali Khan, and Pakistan’s Ambassador in Moscow, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, received the Russian dignitary at the Islamabad Airport, according to a statement released by the FO today.
The FO further stated that while in the federal capital, Deputy PM Overchuk will have lengthy discussions with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and his colleague Ishaq Dar.
His visit follows last week’s The News story indicating that further LNG deals between Moscow and Islamabad were being considered.
