Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi meets Russian counterpart Lavrov on final leg of his tour

On his tour so far, Qureshi has visited Kabul, Tehran and Beijing, where he met his counterparts and other high-ranking officials.

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New Delhi: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday in Moscow, on the last leg of his four-nation tour. The two leaders discussed the progress on Afghan peace process. Qureshi arrived in Moscow early Wednesday. Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammad Faisal tweeted: "On the final leg of his tour to regional countries, FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi held discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov". He said that bilateral and regional situation, especially the progress on Afghan peace and reconciliation were discussed. On his tour so far, Qureshi has visited Kabul, Tehran and Beijing, where he met his counterparts and other high-ranking officials. In Kabul, he met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani on Monday and later dashed to Iran to meet his counterpart Javad Zarif. He arrived in Beijing on Tuesday and met Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. As per reports, Qureshi told his counterparts about the country’s efforts to bring the Taliban to negotiating table. Last week the country facilitated a meeting between the US and the Taliban in Abu Dhabi. Amid the renewed push for talks with the Taliban to end the 17-year-war, US announced its decision to pull half of the 14,000 troops from Afghanistan, much to the dismay of allies and officials in Kabul.