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According to details, the North-South gas pipeline, now renamed the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline, is the first major joint venture between the two countries since the end of the Cold War, and political experts hope that it will help the two countries. A new era of relations between the two countries will begin and after this joint plan, the possibility of Russian President Putin’s visit become clear.
The agreement was first signed in 2015, but at that time US sanctions on Russian companies prevented progress on the 1,122-kilometer pipeline project. Signed last week under which Pakistan will have a 74% share in the project.
According to media reports, top government officials said that both Pakistan and Russia are making efforts regarding the Russian President’s visit to Pakistan, while the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan also sent a formal invitation to the Russian President. Is.
According to diplomatic sources, Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to visit Pakistan at a time when there was a major economic boom between the two countries, and now apparently after the gas pipeline deal, he has the opportunity to do so. The prospects of his visit to Pakistan have become bright. Diplomatic sources added that Pakistan wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to inaugurate the gas pipeline project.
