Islamabad: The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will be departing for Russian capital today (Wednesday) for an official four day visit where he is going to hold a meeting withRussian Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov and several other key military officials in Moscow.
COAS Kayani is also expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior civilian officials. He will visit important military sites of Russia during his visit.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister will also be reaching here for a two day visit. It is to mention here that it will be the first official visit of any Army chief of Pakistan to Moscow.