Pak-Russia hold first ever consultation

Q.  Pakistan and Russia held their first ever consultation on 14th Dec at which city?
- Published on 16 Dec 16

a. Moscow
b. Karachi
c. Islamabad
d. Rawalpindi

ANSWER: Islamabad
 
Pak-Russia hold first ever consultationPakistan and Russia held their first ever consultation in Islamabad on 14th Dec 2016.

A wide range of regional issues and areas of key mutual interest including connectivity and economic cooperation were discussed.

Two sides exchanged views on global and regional developments.

Next round will be convened in Moscow in 2017.

This marks a policy shift in Russia on account of growing Indo-US ties.

Pak-Russia ties
  • Russian and Pakistani troops held first every joint military exercises in Sept 2016.
  • The exercise was held in Cherat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
  • Joint drill was named Friendship 2016.
  • It signifies growing military cooperation between countries that remained rivals for decades.

    • Pakistan's decision to develop closer ties to Russia was taken after:

  • 2011 killing of al-Qaida chief, Osama bin laden, in a secret military operation by US in Abbottabad, Killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers the 2011 in NATO airstrikes on a check post along the Durand Line.
  • Defence deals for MI-35 choppers have been signed between the two nations.

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