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Russia and Pakistan agree to exchange information to combat organized crime
Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev discussed the regional security environment and ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Moscow and Islamabad agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on exchanging information to combat organized crime and to finalize agreements on extradition and the transfer of prisoners.
Russia and Pakistan have identified new steps to improve coordination between their security institutions and increase information-sharing in the fight against organized crime.
According to a statement from the Pakistani army, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, who was on a four-day official visit to Pakistan, met with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Wednesday in Rawalpindi, a garrison city in the northeast.
Coordination between security institutions
Munir and Kolokoltsev discussed the regional security environment as well as issues of mutual interest. The meeting placed particular emphasis on strengthening security cooperation between the two countries.
The sides agreed on the need to develop institutional ties and increase coordination between Pakistan’s and Russia’s security institutions.
Munir reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to deepen its long-standing relationship with Russia and expand practical cooperation in areas of common interest. Security was one of the prominent areas of this cooperation.
Kolokoltsev, for his part, praised Pakistan’s contribution to regional peace and stability. The Russian interior minister highlighted the professionalism and sacrifices of Pakistan’s armed forces in the fight against terrorism.
New steps to combat organized crime
Moscow and Islamabad agreed the same day to sign a memorandum of understanding covering cooperation and information-sharing aimed at preventing organized crime.
The two sides also agreed to finalize agreements on extradition and the transfer of prisoners. These decisions followed Kolokoltsev’s meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Mohsin Naqvi, in Islamabad and subsequent interdelegation talks.
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