The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, in collaboration with the University of World Civilisations (UWCM), Moscow, on Thursday convened the second event in the Pakistan-Russia Webinar Series, titled “Pakistan-Russia: Strengthening Trade, Education & Energy Collaboration.”
The webinar brought together senior policymakers, diplomats, business leaders and academics from both countries to examine practical opportunities for expanding bilateral engagement in trade, industrial development, energy, education and regional connectivity.
Building upon the success of the first webinar in the series in June 2026, the second dialogue advanced discussions from geopolitical perspectives toward concrete geoeconomic initiatives.
Participants emphasised that sustained interaction between governments, academic institutions, businesses and policy communities was essential to unlocking the considerable potential of Pakistan-Russia relations in an evolving Eurasian landscape.
Opening the webinar, Ambassador Jauhar Saleem, President of the Institute of Regional Studies, observed that Pakistan and Russia were entering a new phase of bilateral engagement in which economic cooperation, institutional partnerships and people-to-people exchanges can complement steadily expanding diplomatic relations.
He stressed that policy dialogue must increasingly be accompanied by practical initiatives capable of generating long-term economic and strategic benefits for both countries.
