The shared task is to build reliable, fast, and cost-effective routes that will enable businesses in both countries to fully unlock their export potential, Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said

According to the Russian foreign minister, Russia believes that the government formed by the Taliban movement "is a reality that needs to be accepted," and that more and more countries are growing accustomed to this idea

As part of the visit, the task force command held meetings with representatives of the Malaysian Navy

The Russian foreign minister said the main threat comes from militants of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province group, a regional branch of the international terrorist organization Islamic State, which is outlawed in Russia