ISLAMABAD: The 14th round of the Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability was held on Thursday, the foreign office in Islamabad said, with the two sides discussing a range of issues related to security and the military use of artificial intelligence.
The meeting took place under the chairmanship of Additional Foreign Secretary (Arms Control and Disarmament) Mohammad Kamran Akhtar and Deputy Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs S.A. Ryabkov.
“The parties had an in-depth exchange of views on international security and regional stability challenges, as well as on various aspects of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation,” the foreign ministry said.
“The two sides discussed issues related to the agenda of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The issues concerning biological, space and international information security, as well as new and emerging technologies, including the military use of artificial intelligence, came under discussion at length.”
The two sides expressed satisfaction on shared views on issues of global strategic stability and regional security including matters related to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. It was agreed that the 15th meeting of the group would be held next year in Islamabad.
Pakistan and Russia have been moving to improve ties since last year, with Pakistan importing gas on reduced prices from Moscow as well as crude oil cargos.
