Putin congratulates Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.

“Please accept my warmest congratulations on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Our nations’ ties are friendly and mutually beneficial “According to the Kremlin, Putin remarked in a text message.