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"Pakistan has made efforts for many years to enhance its relations with Russia" Mumtaz Zehra Baloch Statement
"Pakistan has made efforts for many years to enhance its relations with Russia" Mumtaz Zehra Baloch Statement
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00:00In Pakistan, especially, there are a few issues, international issues, that have been accumulated for a long time and we need to discuss them.
00:08First, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia was here today. He met with Mr. Issaq Dar.
00:12After that, you must have heard the press briefing.
00:14Apart from that, in Kashmir, in Kashmir, which is illegally occupied by India, the first stage of today's elections,
00:20out of 90, 24 elections were held today.
00:23And thirdly, the Afghanistan Council General, the Pakistani one, did not rise to the occasion.
00:30It was against international etiquette.
00:32We will talk about all three issues.
00:33Ms. Mumtaz Zahra Malhot is with us. Translator, Daftar-e-Kharjah.
00:36Thank you very much, Ms. Mumtaz, for joining me in the program.
00:39Ms. Mumtaz, first of all, let's talk about the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.
00:43He has come, and along with that, we are also going to the IMF.
00:48Now, after the Seattle Center, we were with the Western Bloc.
00:51Here, from Russia, we had completely sidelined ourselves.
00:55These meetings, this expansion of relations, can we say that now Pakistan will balance its foreign policy?
01:03Yes, thank you, Anika.
01:07This is an important question you have asked.
01:11Pakistan has been trying for many years.
01:15We have been trying for almost two decades.
01:19But in the last decade, our priorities have become more intense.
01:25That Pakistan's relations with Russia improve.
01:29And we should increase these relations in all departments.
01:34And in this, our focus has been in the context of the economy.
01:40And you must know that at the beginning of this year,
01:46Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with President Putin of Russia.
01:55In which both countries agreed that we will work very quickly on economic cooperation, connectivity, and dialogue.
02:08In the same context, the Vice and Deputy Prime Ministers of Pakistan are meeting today.
02:16And the agenda is very broad.
02:19In that, the focus is more on the economy, trade, connectivity, and agricultural cooperation.
02:27So these are all the issues on which Pakistan and Russia will work together.
02:35And we will look for new ways of cooperation.
02:39One thing is for sure.
02:41Countries do not improve, regions improve.
02:44And regional connectivity is of utmost importance.
02:46There is no doubt about that.
02:47Before this, India kept on balancing America and Russia very well.
02:54Now, the question is that we also have IMF shackles on us.
03:01And IMF is also used as a political tool.
03:05How will we balance all these things?
03:08Relations with Russia, IMF Ceylon, relations with Western countries.
03:12Pakistan has said that we will put our national interest first.
03:20Our goal is not to balance with anyone.
03:23Our goal is not to please anyone.
03:26Our goal is to pursue the national interest of Pakistan.
03:30And in that regard, our wish is that there are good relations with all countries.
03:35With the United States, with the Western bloc, and with Russia.
03:40And in this context, you are absolutely right that it is a time of regional connectivity.
03:46And even today, Pakistan has reached an important agreement with Russia.
03:52Pakistan has exceeded a regional agreement today.
03:59And this connectivity is very important with Central Asia.
04:04And Central Asia, SEO, all these are regions.
04:08And Russia is also a country in our close region.
04:14And it is very important that there are good relations with Russia in Pakistan.
04:20And obviously the upcoming summit in Pakistan is also an important thing.