"There is potential in defense industry cooperation," Sadiq said, noting that this sphere was a promising direction for the bilateral cooperation.
He also expressed hope that cooperation would "evolve from the inter-parliamentary level into intergovernmental."
In addition, Sadiq handed over an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Pakistan. In turn, Volodin thanked his colleague and promised to convey the invitation to the Russian leader.
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