Pakistan and China reaffirm their cooperation


China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Pakistan to attend the sixth round of the strategic dialogue of Foreign Ministers today (Tuesday) in which he marks his second visit to Pakistan in three years. It was received by the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar.

The two parts spoke in the full range of Pakistan-China relations and thoroughly examined regional and global problems. They shared in-depth information about a wide range of aspects related to bilateral cooperation, including the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) 2.0, commercial and economic ties, multilateral collaboration and people’s links to people.

“Underlining the strategic cooperative association for all climate between Pakistan and China, DPM/FM and FM Wang Yi agreed that Pakistan-China’s friendship is significant to maintain regional peace and stability and also indispensable for the progress and prosperity of the two countries,” said the foreign office.

Both countries reaffirmed their strong ties and agreed to maintain close coordination and communication, both bilaterally and on multilateral platforms.

Today’s meeting prepares the stage for the visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to Beijing at the end of this month to attend the Shanghai summit. The visit will be supposed to formally launch CPEC 2.0, which has suffered a five -year delay.

The Chinese FM will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz and the head of the Army staff seafood also during his visit.

Both DPM Dar and Wang Yi were in Kabul yesterday to hold trilateral conversations with Afghanistan, where they reaffirmed their efforts for regional cooperation and extended CPEC to Afghanistan.



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