"Pakistan has made efforts for many years to enhance its relations with Russia" Mumtaz Zehra Baloch Statement

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00:00In Pakistan, especially, there are a few issues, international issues, that have been accumulated for a long time and we need to discuss them.

00:08First, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia was here today. He met with Mr. Issaq Dar.

00:12After that, you must have heard the press briefing.

00:14Apart from that, in Kashmir, in Kashmir, which is illegally occupied by India, the first stage of today's elections,

00:20out of 90, 24 elections were held today.

00:23And thirdly, the Afghanistan Council General, the Pakistani one, did not rise to the occasion.

00:30It was against international etiquette.

00:32We will talk about all three issues.

00:33Ms. Mumtaz Zahra Malhot is with us. Translator, Daftar-e-Kharjah.

00:36Thank you very much, Ms. Mumtaz, for joining me in the program.

00:39Ms. Mumtaz, first of all, let's talk about the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.

00:43He has come, and along with that, we are also going to the IMF.

00:48Now, after the Seattle Center, we were with the Western Bloc.

00:51Here, from Russia, we had completely sidelined ourselves.

00:55These meetings, this expansion of relations, can we say that now Pakistan will balance its foreign policy?

01:03Yes, thank you, Anika.

01:07This is an important question you have asked.

01:11Pakistan has been trying for many years.

01:15We have been trying for almost two decades.

01:19But in the last decade, our priorities have become more intense.

01:25That Pakistan's relations with Russia improve.

01:29And we should increase these relations in all departments.

01:34And in this, our focus has been in the context of the economy.

01:40And you must know that at the beginning of this year,

01:46Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with President Putin of Russia.

01:55In which both countries agreed that we will work very quickly on economic cooperation, connectivity, and dialogue.

02:08In the same context, the Vice and Deputy Prime Ministers of Pakistan are meeting today.

02:16And the agenda is very broad.

02:19In that, the focus is more on the economy, trade, connectivity, and agricultural cooperation.

02:27So these are all the issues on which Pakistan and Russia will work together.

02:35And we will look for new ways of cooperation.

02:39One thing is for sure.

02:41Countries do not improve, regions improve.

02:44And regional connectivity is of utmost importance.

02:46There is no doubt about that.

02:47Before this, India kept on balancing America and Russia very well.

02:54Now, the question is that we also have IMF shackles on us.

03:01And IMF is also used as a political tool.

03:05How will we balance all these things?

03:08Relations with Russia, IMF Ceylon, relations with Western countries.

03:12Pakistan has said that we will put our national interest first.

03:20Our goal is not to balance with anyone.

03:23Our goal is not to please anyone.

03:26Our goal is to pursue the national interest of Pakistan.

03:30And in that regard, our wish is that there are good relations with all countries.

03:35With the United States, with the Western bloc, and with Russia.

03:40And in this context, you are absolutely right that it is a time of regional connectivity.

03:46And even today, Pakistan has reached an important agreement with Russia.

03:52Pakistan has exceeded a regional agreement today.

03:59And this connectivity is very important with Central Asia.

04:04And Central Asia, SEO, all these are regions.

04:08And Russia is also a country in our close region.

04:14And it is very important that there are good relations with Russia in Pakistan.

04:20And obviously the upcoming summit in Pakistan is also an important thing.

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