MOSCOW, Nov 22 The third shipment of oil will soon arrive in Pakistan from Russia, in total this year Pakistani companies purchased $20 million worth of oil from Russia, Pakistani Ambassador to the Russian Federation Muhammad Khalid Jamali said in an interview.
«»Pakistan and Russia are actively involved in negotiations on cooperation in the energy sector. The first pilot batch of crude oil arrived in Pakistan in June. By the way, I want to say that private companies are actively interacting with their partners in Russia, buying oil. And soon The third batch of oil will be delivered to Pakistan, which is now on its way,” the ambassador said.
In general, according to his data, in 2023 Pakistan purchased crude oil from Russia in the amount of $20 million.
«Imports from Russia are mainly supplies of wheat (550.1 million US dollars) and crude oil (20 million US dollars),» Jamali noted.