In a meeting with Russian President Putin, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed his intentions to enhance trade relations with Russia by introducing trade under the barter system.
In a sideline talk between the two heads during the SCO Council of the Heads of State meeting in Astana, the Pakistani Prime Minister talked about the importance of stable relations with Russia and was positive about strengthening the economic relationship between the two countries.
He assured to expand multi-dimensional relations with Russia, including trade, energy, security, and defense.
PM invited President Putin to pay a visit to Pakistan, and it was decided that PM would visit Moscow to attend a meeting of Pakistan-Russian intergovernmental cooperation.
