As part of the CASS Conversations with Ambassadors Series H.E. Danila Ganich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan visited CASS on 22 September 2020 in order to discuss bilateral relations and highlight issues of mutual interest. The discussion, held at CASS auditorium, was attended by President, directors, researchers of the Centre and officers of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Earlier, Alexey Dedov was holding the post of Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Pakistan for six years. Ambassador Ganich, appointed in April 2019, was previously Deputy Director of the Second Department of Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
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