Russia: Pakistan is our important partner in the fight against terrorism

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday (June 12) that Russia and Pakistan are working to form a "fairer" multipolar world order and "fight against terrorism".
 
According to "Anatolia" news agency, in a video message addressed to the people of Pakistan on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Lavrov said that Russia treats Pakistan as an important security partner in the fight against terrorism and other security threats.
 
"We see Pakistan as an important international partner in the joint effort to combat common security challenges and threats, including cross-border crimes and terrorism," Lavrov said.
 
During the past few days, the officials of Iran, China and Pakistan held detailed discussions about the security situation in the region in a meeting in Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that China, Pakistan and Iran held their first trilateral meeting on counter-terrorism in Beijing on Wednesday.
 
The ministry announced that the three countries had "in-depth exchanges" on the regional situation of counter-terrorism and it was decided to hold the meeting regularly.
 
Continuing his message, Lavrov added: "In recent years, the two countries have seen a significant increase in cooperation in the commercial and economic sectors, and Russia is the main supplier of Pakistan's wheat."
 
The first shipment of discounted Russian crude oil with Pakistan arrived in the country on Sunday. In this context, the Russian Foreign Minister also said: "The negotiations to start cooperation in the oil sector are in the final stage."
 
Lavrov also said that Moscow is willing to cooperate with Islamabad in political, economic, educational, cultural and humanitarian fields.
 
Pakistan's Oil Minister Mossadeq Malik also confirmed on Monday that Pakistan has paid the price of crude oil imported from Russia in Chinese Yuan based on the government-to-government agreement. Pakistan's oil minister said that a refinery in Pakistan will first refine Russian oil.