Pakistan and Russia have agreed on importance of continued close consultation to promote the shared objective of a peaceful, stable, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan.

The understanding was reached during meeting between Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of 4th Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan meeting in Samarkand, today.                            

They exchanged views on entire spectrum of bilateral, regional and global issues.                                   

They agreed on importance of high-level exchanges for furthering bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, energy, and food security for the mutual benefit of the two countries.      

The two sides also reviewed progress on various economic initiatives under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.