MOSCOW: Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers, Mr Alexei Kosygin, last night [Oct 24] expressed satisfaction with the development of ties between the two countries and expressed [a] mutual wish to bring them to a higher plane. Speaking at a banquet hosted in his honour by the Soviet Government, [Mr] Bhutto said: `We seek to promote peaceful and friendly relations with all countries, particularly our neighbours. ...` The Soviet Premier ... said the USSR wished to see normalisation ...

between ... Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

[Meanwhile earlier] Mr ... Bhutto was warmly received by ... Mr Alexei Kosygin at Moscow`s VIP airport. ... The airport was bedecked with Pakistan and Soviet flags and large banners inscribed with welcome slogans in Russian and also in Urdu saying `Wazir Azam Bhutto Kush Amdid`. ... Miss Benazir Bhutto, the Prime Minister`s daughter ... was presented bouquets of red roses by Soviet women. ... A large number of Soviet citizens were present ... to welcome Mr Bhutto. Pakistani students studying in Moscow had also come to welcome the Prime Minister. News agencies