Russia dismayed after journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov expelled from Pakistani-Ukrainian FMs Joint Press Conference in Islamabad

Foreign OfficeRussia dismayed after journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov expelled from Pakistani-Ukrainian FMs Joint Press...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Russian Federation has expressed its serious dismay after a Russian journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov was expelled minutes before the Joint Press Briefing of the Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his visiting Ukrainian Counterpart Dmytro Kuleba at the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs in Islamabad on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, the Senior Correspondent of the Russian ITAR-TASS News Agency in Islamabad Ruslan Bekniyazov was forced out of the Press Room at the Foreign Office in Islamabad while he was waiting along with other Foreign Affairs Correspondents before the Joint Press Conference of the Pakistani and Ukrainian foreign ministers.

Russia dismayed after journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov expelled from Pakistani-Ukrainian FMs Joint Press Conference in Islamabad
Ruslan Bekniyazov

“It is inadmissible to violate reporters’ rights to access information,” the Russian Embassy in Pakistan wrote on Twitter saying that it stands in solidarity with the Russian journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov.

The Embassy further told that it requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad to provide clarity on the incident.Russia dismayed after journalist Ruslan Bekniyazov expelled from Pakistani-Ukrainian FMs Joint Press Conference in IslamabadThe Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is on a bilateral visit to Pakistan from July 20-21, 2023.

The Pakistan Daily reported that a day before the mentioned Joint Press Stakeout, Pakistani Foreign Office Press Wing collected and registered the names of Foreign Office Correspondents and Ruslan Bekniyazov was also enlisted to cover this media briefing a day ago by Pakistani Officials.

When journalists in the Press Room acknowledged that Ruslan Bekniyazov was missing from the Press Briefing, and asked the Spokesman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch about the reason, she was totally unaware of the matter.

Mati
Mati
Mati-Ullah is the Online Editor For DND. He is the real man to handle the team around the Country and get news from them and provide to you instantly.

Must read

Advertisement