PM Imran Khan meets Russian president Vladimir Putin

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on a maiden visit to Russia, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.

Prime Minister Khan arrived at the Red Square where the Russian president received him. A one-on-one meeting between the two leaders continued for 3 hours.

🇷🇺🇵🇰 President Vladimir #Putin and Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI held a meeting in Moscow.

They discussed the main aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on current regional topics, including developments in South Asia.

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The leaders of the two countries discussed the main aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on current regional topics, including developments in South Asia.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, World War II memorial, and laid a floral wreath to pay tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the war.

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He was accompanied by federal ministers Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar and others. The premier arrived in Moscow Wednesday on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The visit comes at a time when Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a military conflict.

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Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.