Di Russia ambassador for Pakistan, Albert Khorev, don meet with di delegation from OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, wey dem know as COMSTECH, for Islamabad on Wednesday. Di meeting na to see how dem fit boost di cooperation between COMSTECH and Russia, especially as Russia dey get observer status inside di Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Di delegation wey lead by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, di Coordinator General of COMSTECH. For di meeting, Dr. Choudhary don yarn about di strong cooperation wey dey already with Kazan Federal University and di Russian Association of Earthquake Engineering and Protection against Natural and Man-made Hazards. E say di work wey dem dey do with Russia don dey yield fruits.
Both sides don see plenty opportunity to expand academic and educational exchanges. Dem talk about strengthening university linkages, promoting scholarship programs, and pushing joint basic research projects. Dem also emphasize say make dem accelerate di implementation of di initiatives wey dem agree on during di first meeting of di working group on cooperation between COMSTECH and di Russian Federation for science, technology, and higher education. Dat meeting hold on May 13, 2026, for di sidelines of di International Economic Forum “Russia–Islamic World: Kazan Forum” for Kazan, Russia.
Ambassador Khorev don reaffirm Russia’s commitment to di multilateral dialogue with OIC and Muslim countries, including Pakistan. E say di cooperation with COMSTECH dey play significant role for di bilateral relations between Russia and Pakistan, and e go continue to dey relevant.
Di two sides don agree to maintain regular contact and to give all possible support for di implementation of joint projects. Di meeting na another step forward for di relationship between di two countries for science and technology.
