Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to visit Russia in June, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmezi said.

Tirmezi said the prime minister’s visit to Russia was already scheduled, adding that the trip had been postponed due to tensions in the Middle East.

“The Prime Minister’s visit was already scheduled,” Ambassador Faisal Tirmezi said, adding that the visit had been delayed because of Middle East tensions.