align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (APP): Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk on Thursday departed from here after the culmination of his official visit to Pakistan.
align: justify;">Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe) Shafqat Ali Khan and Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation Muhammad Khalid Jamali saw off the Russian deputy prime minister at the Islamabad airport.
align: justify;">During the visit, Overchuk, who was accompanied by a high-level delegation, held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, besides meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and others.
align: justify;">Besides, a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan Mercantile Exchange and St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange was signed on Wednesday.
align: justify;">Pakistan also signed the Instrument of Accession to the MoU on Creation and Development of International Transport Corridor (Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan).
