Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to visit Moscow in the opening week of December, accompanied by a large business delegation, with a joint business forum and discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the schedule, according to sources.

Preparations reviewed ahead of visit

Sources said the prime minister led a meeting to review arrangements for the journey. A group of businessmen will travel with him to the Russian capital, where he is due to address a joint business forum.

Bilateral talks with Putin planned

Shehbaz is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Putin during the trip. The visit will make him the second Pakistani prime minister in recent years to travel to Moscow.