Pakistan Embarrassed; Russian Vladimir Putin Declines To Meet Imran Khan at BRI Summit

[Amaa'n]

Still a smaller embarrassment than shooting down own helicopter and then failing to find its black box in own held territory

and then US refusing to share any info on use of f-16 saying it's a bilateral issue...... diyati aurton wala randi rona

 

[war&peace]

Guys don't fall for the crap and don't be misled by the name Eurasian Times.. It is run by Gangadoos.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Did Imran Khan go the BRI Summit to meet Putin?

These meeting are planned in advance and are not meetings of opportunity.
Some dumb reporting by some dumb journo.

Putin was supported by central Asian countries leaders who were acting like his personal staff. Imran did the right thing leaving Putin with his "friend".

 

[SIPRA]

Nobody should forget that Russia is a close ally of India, which was recently thoroughly "thhokafied" by Pakistan.

 

[war&peace]

Putin was supported by central Asian countries leaders who were acting like his personal staff. Imran did the right thing leaving Putin with his "friend".

Another thread already exists on the topic so merge them or delete this one

 

[mourning sage]

Indians mustn't get too excited with this news. It actually is terrible for them. Pakistan is looking to chummy up with Russia. It's relations with China, US, EU, MEA continues to improve. Russia remains. Take this as one step in the process of warming up of ties.

All in due time. IK's foreign policy is outstanding. Without getting I to the details of the accuracy of the news, let's appreciate the fact that our leaders now realize that we must have strong relationships with everyone. Siding with US or China doesn't mean siding against Russia. We must change our impression from America's suckups to a country which looks after its own interests.

 

[monitor]

Still a smaller embarrassment than shooting down own helicopter and then failing to find its black box in own held territory

Totally different things man. One is technical failure another is diplomatic disaster.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Totally different things man. One is technical failure another is diplomatic disaster.

We dont care lot about Russia. In past we broke soveit union with the help of many countries.
We just want good relation with all countries. China is most important for us, Our focus is on CPEC projects.
Russia is not ally of Pakistan.

 

[war&peace]

Totally different things man. One is technical failure another is diplomatic disaster.

How is it a diplomatic failure if it was not even planned?

 

[SIPRA]

Totally different things man. One is technical failure another is diplomatic disaster.

"Diplomatic disaster"???

 

[Areesh]

Totally different things man. One is technical failure another is diplomatic disaster.

Not a big deal for Pakistan really

Shooting down own helicopter is not technical failure

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Lol.. According to russian media Khan denied to meet with potin... Embarrassment news for Russia... Lol..

Source?

 

[macnurv]

By
EurAsian Times
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April 29, 2019

In a massive embarrassment to Pakistan, Islamabad could not convince Russia for a bilateral meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the just-concluded Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.


Not only that other than his meetings with the Chinese president and prime minister, but PM Imran could also only manage meeting the prime minister of Ethiopia and the president of Tajikistan despite the fact that at least 37 heads of states and governments attended the two-day moot.

There was no immediate explanation available from the government as to why more meetings could not be arranged between the prime minister and other world leaders.

Bilateral meetings are common at international forums since it is convenient to arrange. The Foreign Office before the prime minister’s departure to Beijing had issued a statement in which it said that Imran would not only attend the Belt and Road forum but would also hold meetings with “several heads of state/governments and corporate and business leaders on the sidelines of second BRF”.
Although the prime minister did have an audience with heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, there were no notable meetings with heads of states and governments except interaction with the host President, Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

The biggest setback for Pakistan was its failure to arrange a meeting between President Putin and PM Imran.

Official sources said the government did request Russia for a meeting between the two leaders but it could not be materialised.

When contacted, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said he was not aware of any request from Pakistan for a meeting between Imran and Putin.

However, former diplomats were surprised at Pakistan’s inability to arrange more meetings of the prime minister with world leaders in Beijing.

“I cannot imagine our side could have missed seeking a bilateral with President Putin,” wondered former ambassador Abdul Basit.

“Perhaps, the latter’s tight schedule didn’t permit. I would not like to assume there were reasons other than that,” Basit told Pakistan Media. But another former diplomat, who wished not to be named, said this was a clear diplomatic failure of Pakistan.

The diplomat was of the view that a meeting between Putin and Imran at this juncture would have carried a huge significance even if it was just the optic. The sense within the diplomatic community is that the Russian decision to stay away from the bilateral engagement could be linked to its cautious approach.

“Perhaps, Russia may not want to send a wrong message to India at this stage,” said one source referring to Moscow’s close ties with New Delhi. The cautious approach is attributed to a recent military standoff between Pakistan and India following the Pulwama attack.

Moscow is believed to have played a significant role through back channels in preventing further escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Relations between Pakistan and Russia have seen steady improvement during the last few years with both the sides agreeing to bury their bitter past.

In 2016, after the Uri attack in Indian Occupied Kashmir, New Delhi pushed Moscow to cancel first-ever joint military exercises with Pakistan. Russia; however, turned down the Indian demand and went ahead with the war games. Against this backdrop, it was difficult to comprehend why Putin-Imran meeting could not take place, said the diplomat.

https://eurasiantimes.com/pakistan-...in-declines-to-meet-imran-khan-at-bri-summit/

Didnt even need to read it, had to be Indians. Lets talk about embarrassment, please tell us what US told you when you ran to Washington crying that Pakistan used F-16 to kick our asses.

Such meetings are decided way in advance for the most part.

 

[Haris Mansoor]

But another former diplomat, who wished not to be named, said this was a clear diplomatic failure of Pakistan.

Why this happens every time?

 

[RoadRunner401]

Source is Indian AKA Bull shit