MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country’s growing relations with Pakistan are in the long-term interests of all regional countries.
In an interview with Indian newspaper, The Hindu, he Russian President said the possible Russian assistance to Pakistan is aimed at improving the counter-terrorism and anti-drug operations.
Putin also said the scope of the agreement signed last month, which was the first of its kind between Russia and Pakistan, is limited. we have held talks on Russia’s possible assistance aimed at improving the counter-terrorism and anti-drug operations. In my view, this kind of cooperation serves the long-term interests of all countries of the region, including India, he said.
Brushing aside concerns that the cooperation would lead to a shift in India-Russia ties, or that India’s growing military closeness to the U.S. was transforming bilateral ties, he replied: If some transformations take place, it would be a completely different kind of transformation.
