Khawaja Asif meets Gazprom chairman, agree to enhance cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif met Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller in Saint Petersburg, on Thursday, during his official visit to the Russian Federation from February 19 to 22.

Ambassador of Pakistan to Russia Qazi M Khalilullah was also present in the meeting.

Discussion during the meeting focused on implementation of Inter-Governmental Agreements signed between Pakistan and Russia on the import of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in October 2017 and North-South Gas Pipeline project in October 2015.

Gazprom chairman expressed keen interest in further strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in the field of energy.

Khawaja Asif and Miller agreed that Gazprom could play a pivotal role in enhancing trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and the Russian Federation.