In this file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) welcomes Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP Photo)

MOSCOW, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in counterterrorism, economic, trade and other fields.

The ministers exchanged messages on May 1 marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Russia-Pakistan diplomatic relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Both Lavrov and Asif expressed satisfaction about the development of bilateral relations and their two countries' constructive interaction concerning global affairs within the frameworks of the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, it said.