Pakistan and Russia Discuss Enhancing Security Cooperation and Combating Crime

Islamabad, October 14 (KUNA) -- Pakistan and Russia today discussed ways to enhance security cooperation and combat crime, as well as developments in the regional security situation. The Public Relations Department of the Pakistani Army stated in a press release that these discussions took place during two separate meetings held in Islamabad by Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and with his Pakistani counterpart, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.

The statement added that during Kolokoltsev’s meeting with General Bajwa, the parties discussed ways to strengthen security cooperation and coordination between the security institutions of the two countries. The Russian minister also praised Pakistan’s contributions to supporting regional peace and stability, as well as the efforts of its armed forces in “combating terrorism.”

During the meeting between the two interior ministers, the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in combating organized crime, exchanging information, and reaching agreements on the extradition of fugitives and the transfer of convicted persons, alongside the early implementation of the readmission agreement concerning the return and reception of citizens of both countries residing in the other country illegally. The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation between the drug enforcement agencies and police forces of both countries, exchange visits by working groups, discuss the deployment of skilled Pakistani labor to Russia, and facilitate visa procedures for businessmen and tourists. (End) S.B.K / A.M.S