🇮🇳🇵🇰🇨🇳 There is a need to find a platform for cooperation between India, Pakistan and China, said Muhammad Athar Javed, Director General of Pakistan House, who took part in the 12th Valdai Club Asian Conference.

The expert told valdaiclub.com in an interview what role Russia can play in resolving this multifaceted conflict and in stabilising the situation in Afghanistan.

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🇵🇰🇷🇺 Pakistan-Russia strategic relations will mature with time.

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow on February 23-24 is an indication of Russia’s long-term commitment to include the whole of Asia among its top foreign policy priorities. A visit from President Putin, also expected in this year, will be instrumental in improving economic and strategic relations between the two nations.

Pakistan is a very important country in the emerging geopolitical chessboard in Eurasia. Pakistan leverages its geophysical location and strong military with a rapid progress in the fields of IT and infrastructure building. Pakistan holds considerable influence in the Islamic world, as well as in South-East Asia.

Despite negative propaganda by some media outlets, Russia has always stayed modern and effective in its approach to maintaining an independent foreign and defence policy, thereby asserting its role as one of the most important global players, writes Muhammad Athar Javed, Director General of Pakistan House, an Islamabad-based Think Tank of International Affairs.

🔗 Growing Pakistan-Russia Relations: Future of Economic & Strategic Cooperation

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🇷🇺🇵🇰 ANNOUNCEMENT: On June 6, the first Russian-Pakistani expert dialogue between the Valdai  Discussion Club and Pakistan House analytical centre will take place, titled “Strategic relations between Russia and Pakistan”.

📍 The event will be held at the Moscow site of the Club; its address is: Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 16/1.

The main objective of the conference is to review the common challenges in the field of security and economic relations for the states of the Central Asian region as well as Russia and Pakistan during a critical period for the whole world.

Major Russian-Pakistani conferences are quite rare for the intellectual community of the two countries. The Valdai Club is acting as a pioneer in this respect.

During the one-day conference, Russian and Pakistani experts will discuss the following issues:

▪️ Russian-Pakistani security cooperation
▪️ The regional context of relations between Russia and Pakistan
▪️ Bilateral ties in the economic and social spheres

About 25 experts from Pakistan and Russia will take part in the Russian-Pakistani Expert Dialogue.

🇵🇰 From the Pakistani side, the expert dialogue will be attended by: Qazi M. Khalilullah, Executive Director, Center for International the Strategic Studies Sindh; Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Russian Federation (2016–2019); Muhammad Athar Javed, Pakistan House CEO; Mirza Aqeel Baig, Head of the Economic Department of the Institute of Business Management;  Shahida Wizarat,  Dean of the College of Economics and Social Development at the Institute of Business Management; Khalid Rabbani, Lieutenant General (ret.), Pakistan House Advisory Board member; and H.E. Shafqat Ali Khan, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Russian Federation.

🇷🇺 From the Russian side, the participants of the conference will be: Mohammad Omar Nessar, Senior Researcher of the Center for the Study of the Countries of the Near and Middle East at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Ivan Safranchuk, Director and Leading Researcher at the Centre for Eurasian Studies at MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry; Aleksei Kupriyanov, Head of the Group of South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region at the Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO RAS; Natalya Zamaraeva, senior researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Countries of the Near and Middle East at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Vladimir Sotnikov, Senior Researcher, Department of Economic Research, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club; Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; and Oleg Barabanov,  Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Working languages: English, Russian.

ℹ️ Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, please fill out the form on our website or call +79269307763.

A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online-platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, on Telegram and Twitter.

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🇷🇺🇵🇰 TOMORROW, on June 6, the first Russian-Pakistani expert dialogue between the Valdai  Discussion Club and Pakistan House analytical centre will take place, titled “Strategic relations between Russia and Pakistan”.

During the one-day conference, Russian and Pakistani experts will discuss the following issues:

▪️ Russian-Pakistani security cooperation
▪️ The regional context of relations between Russia and Pakistan
▪️ Bilateral ties in the economic and social spheres

About 25 experts from Pakistan and Russia will take part in the Russian-Pakistani Expert Dialogue.

The opening and the first session of the conference will be available online. Watch the live broadcast at 10:20 a.m. Moscow time on our website.

📌 Programme of the Russia-Pakistan Expert Dialogue

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🇵🇰🇷🇺 Pakistan is a large regional state, as well as a member of the informal ‘club’ of states that possess nuclear weapons.

Islamabad's role as a policymaker is of great importance in terms of maintaining security and stability in South Asia and the Middle East.

In recent years, Pakistan has pursued an independent and balanced foreign policy, strengthening ties with Russia and China. Islamabad has repeatedly stressed that the sovereign foreign policy agenda of the country is fully consistent with the national interests of Pakistan.

Russia is interested in seeing Pakistan maintain and strengthen its balanced foreign policy in the future, one that is free from outside influence, writes Oleg Barabanov, Programme director of the Valdai Discussion Club.

💡 On June 6, 2022, Moscow will host the first Russian-Pakistani expert dialogue between the Valdai Discussion Club and the analytical centre Pakistan House – International Think Tank. Previously, the Valdai Club has repeatedly participated in expert events in Pakistan, and experts from various Pakistani analytical centres  have taken part in Valdai Club events, such as the Club's Annual Meeting, and the Middle East and Central Asian Conferences.

Now the Valdai Club and Pakistan House are entering a new stage of cooperation - a direct bilateral dialogue. It should be noted that major Russian-Pakistani conferences are still a rarity for the intellectual community of the two countries. The Valdai Club is one of the pioneers in this area.

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UPD: The livestream is over. The video of the discussion is available via the same link. Stay tuned!

🎥 LIVE: at 10:20 Moscow time the opening and the first session of the first Russian-Pakistani expert dialogue between the Valdai  Discussion Club and Pakistan House analytical centre will take place. The first session is dedicated to Russia-Pakistan political and security relations.

https://vk.com/video-117768947_456239370

📌 Programme of the Russia-Pakistan Expert Dialogue

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