Foreign Minister and Chinese counterpart will review bilateral relations and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar leaves for Beijing, China. PHOTO: RADIOPAK
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left for Beijing for a one-day visit at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dar and Yi will review bilateral relations and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest during their meeting, he added.
This is the foreign minister’s second visit to Beijing this year. His trip comes shortly after a four-nation meeting in Islamabad with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt, which focused on the US-Israel war against Iran.
The meeting concluded with initial discussions reportedly focused on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt landed in Islamabad for the talks. The discussions came as Iran warned the United States against launching a ground attack and global oil prices soared amid ongoing fighting between Iran, the United States and Israel.
In addition to calling for an urgent cessation of hostilities, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a post on
Dar revealed on Sunday that China extended full support to Islamabad’s initiative following his telephone conversation with the Chinese Foreign Minister. “Starting peace talks is not an easy task, but it is the only viable path to avoid more casualties and losses,” Yi said, according to an official Chinese statement.
Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement about the meeting that “Pakistan and China enjoy an all-round strategic cooperative partnership, characterized by close coordination and regular consultations on regional and international issues.”
