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KARACHI – Two Russian Naval warships - frigate Yarsolav Mudry and tanker Kola – have arrived on a goodwill visit at Karachi port on Thursday.
A joint counter narcotics exercise will be conducted on Monday (October 20), involving Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, Anti-Narcotics Force and Russian flotilla. Visit of Russia’s Federal Department of Counter Narcotics Director Victor P Ivonov is also planned concurrent to the ships visit.
The dignitary will meet senior government and naval officials and will also board Russian naval ship for witnessing the exercise. The event is of strategic significance and would go a long way in enhancement of bilateral relations between the two countries. During the visit, training activities and discussions on maritime security issues are also planned.
Such visits help in promoting peace and security in the region and are in line with the policies of the government to enhance maritime collaboration with regional and extra regional countries. It may be mentioned here that the Russian naval chief had recently undertaken first ever visit to Pakistan.
Cooperative engagements between Pakistan and Russia on many fronts particularly relating to defence issues is getting enhanced progressively.
Russia’s naval warships to take part in counter narcotics exercise