{"id":16625,"date":"2022-02-24T07:49:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=16625"},"modified":"2022-02-24T07:49:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:49:53","slug":"us-reacts-to-pm-imran-khans-russia-visit-amid-ukraine-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2022\/02\/24\/us-reacts-to-pm-imran-khans-russia-visit-amid-ukraine-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"US reacts to PM Imran Khan&#8217;s Russia visit amid Ukraine conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-area\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/401195-us-reacts-to-pm-khans-visit-to-moscow\">\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>US State Department reacts to Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s visit to Russia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>It\u2019s the responsibility of every responsible country to voice concern on Putin&#8217;s actions in Ukraine, he says.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>We have already apprised Pakistan of the US&#8217;s position on Russia, says Price.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p>WASHINGTON: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price responded to a question related to Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s Russia visit, stating that &#8220;we believe it\u2019s the responsibility of every responsible country around the world to voice concern and to voice objection to what Putin appears to have in mind for Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Price said this during a press briefing on Wednesday when asked about the Pakistani premier&#8217;s scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>He said that they have already apprised Islamabad of Washington&#8217;s position on Russia\u2019s further escalation in Ukraine and &#8220;we have briefed them on our efforts to pursue diplomacy over war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Price said that the US views the partnership with a prosperous, democratic Pakistan as critical to its interests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We certainly hope, when it comes to those shared interests \u2013 the aversion of a costly conflict, the aversion of a destabilizing conflict, that every country around the world would make that point clearly in unambiguous language in their engagements with the Russian Federation,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The visit of PM Imran has assumed international significance as Russia announced to launch operation in Ukraine&#8217;s Donbas region. He would be the only world leader to meet Putin face-to-face amid the unfolding crisis in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2>PM Imran Khan lands in Russia for two-day visit<\/h2>\n<p>Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday landed in Moscow for a two-day visit \u2014 from February 23-24 \u2014 to push for the construction of a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline to be built in collaboration with Russian companies, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov received the prime minister at the airport, while the Russian military presented a guard of honour to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1496529501471526912\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Web%20Desk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1496529501471526912&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F401195-us-reacts-to-pm-khans-visit-to-moscow&amp;sessionId=b82a2ae70e477f1afcbcbd8f115159316373f252&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2582c61%3A1645036219416&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1496529501471526912\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The premier and his delegation will undergo a coronavirus test, while he will commence his activities at 11am today.<\/p>\n<p>PM Imran Khan&#8217;s trip to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss issues including economic cooperation comes hours after a number of Western nations hit Russia with new sanctions for its military deployment into parts of eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US State Department reacts to Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s visit to Russia. It\u2019s the responsibility of every responsible country to voice concern on Putin&#8217;s actions in Ukraine, he says. We have already apprised Pakistan of the US&#8217;s position on Russia, says Price. 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