
Marat Khusnullin holds a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Adbul Ghani Baradar

Marat Khusnullin holds a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Adbul Ghani Baradar

Marat Khusnullin holds a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Adbul Ghani Baradar

Marat Khusnullin holds a meeting with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Privatisation, Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan
Marat Khusnullin holds a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Adbul Ghani Baradar
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin had a number of working meetings with foreign colleagues at the 16th International Economic Forum “Russia — Islamic World: KazanForum.”
Among them was a meeting with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Privatisation, Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan.
“Pakistan is an important partner for our country in South Asia. Our relations with Islamabad have been steadily progressing in practically all areas. I think they should be further stepped up. Reliable and fail-safe mutual settlements is one of the issues. Even at present, the share of non-Western currencies in Russian-Pakistani payments stands at about 80 percent. This is a good result. I expect that we will keep using the Russian System for Transfer of Financial Messages and the Mir payment system,” the Prime Minister said.
According to him, another issue is related to transport corridors. Road freight to Pakistan is expanding, which attributes even greater significance to the International North-South Transport Corridor.
“Another important point is our cooperation within the SCO. I hope we will be able to interact as efficiently on that track. I believe that this meeting and the Pakistani delegation’s participation in the forum will give a boost to our bilateral cooperation,” Marat Khusnullin stressed.
He also had a working meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Adbul Ghani Baradar. Members of the Afghan delegation noted that their foreign policy is aimed at developing the country’s economy. They are committed to cooperation in trade and the economy, with a focus on agriculture, energy, transport infrastructure, engineering and mining.