Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been conferred medals by the Russian envoy. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Yurevish Dedov conferred the Medal for the Commonwealth in Rescue upon the Army Chief, appreciating Pakistan Army's efforts for rescuing a stranded Russian mountaineer earlier this year.
During the meeting with General Bajwa, Dedov also conferred the Order of Friendship, Medal for Courage in Salvation and Medal for the Common Wealth in Rescue on ten officers and two soldiers of Pakistan Army in recognition of their cooperation, commitment and audacity during search and rescue operation at Latok-1 to rescue Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov.
The envoy and the Army Chief also discussed the matters of bilateral relations during the meeting.