On July 16, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS, Pakistan), held a video seminar on Russia’s Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
On July 16, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS, Pakistan),...
... is determined by the region’s geopolitics. He demonstrated the need for
the arrangement of new foreign policy guidelines for Pakistan, due to recent
changes in the great powers’ policy path and their influence on the regions of
South Asia and the Middle East.
Russia and Pakistan are traditionally considered potential intermediaries when it
comes to defusing tensions between the Gulf monarchies and Iran. Islamabad’s
traditionally neutral stance was a deciding factor in 2019, when Saudi Arabia
unofficially selected Pakistan ...
... with regional countries, becoming a key trading partner for them. What is more, the massive and strategically important China–Pakistan Economic Corridor leads right into the Middle East. All this notwithstanding, the United States remains the major external player in the region, where it has a robust military presence.
Coordinated actions between Russia and China could have a positive effect on regional stability, with Moscow, Beijing and the countries of the Middle East ...
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi ... ... sessions on dynamics of Pakistani-Saudi-Iranian relations, the emerging landscape, and Middle East regional security system.
Khurram Dastgir, current Minister for Defense... ... Director, Chinese Studies Centre, School Of Social Sciences and Humanities (Pakistan). Russian Mamedov, RIAC Program Coordinator, made a report on Russia’s vision of China-Pakistan...