PR No. 240 Islamabad: April 26, 2017

Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif is on a visit to Moscow, Russia in order to attend VI Moscow conference on International Security. Other high level officials are also accompanying the Minister.

Federal Minister has delivered the speech during the opening ceremony of the conference. Defence Ministers of Iran, Brazil and India have also delivered the speeches on the occasion.

He thanked the defence ministry of Russian Federation for hosting 6th Moscow security conference.

Federal Minister said that 21st century is an era of multiple power centers, renewed economic interdependencies and realignment of politicio_strategic alliances.

He stressed on the importance of conference to manage shared challenges including terrorism,socio economic in equality, climate change, demography as well as the on going conflicts going on in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Africa.

Federal Minister also mentioned that Kashmir issue is a strategic flash point in south Asia and if left un resolved, it has potential to threaten stability and peace of the entire region.

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