Pak PM Imran Khan meets Russian President Putin amidst Ukraine conflict

February 24, 2022 18:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kremlin on Thursday in his first face-to-face talks since the start of a special military operation in eastern Ukraine.

The two leaders are expected review the entire array of bilateral ties including energy cooperation besides exchanging views on major regional and international issues.

Khan, who arrived in Russia on Wednesday on a two-day visit - the first by a Pakistani premier in over two decades began his engagements in Moscow by laying a wreath at tomb of the Unknown Soldier', hours after the Russian president ordered a special military operation in eastern Ukraine, ignoring last-minute appeals and warnings from the West.

Putin is holding a meeting with Khan in the Kremlin, state-run TASS news agency reported.

These are the first face-to-face talks of the Russian leader since the start of a special military operation to protect Donbass, the agency said. -- PTI

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