Islamabad:
On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and China agreed to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation in order to promote regional peace, stability and development.
Senator Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi met at the sidelines of the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO) in Tianjin and examined bilateral links and discussed regional and international development.
The meeting took place before Dar finished his three -day trip to China where he went to attend the meeting of OCS Foreign Ministers.
A declaration published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, had met Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi reaffirmed the commitment of the two countries to strengthen their strategic partnership.
Dar congratulated Wang Yi for the successful accommodation of the meeting of foreign ministers and expressed his gratitude for warm hospitality extended by China during the event.
The two leaders have had in-depth discussions on questions of mutual interest, including the progress of the Chinese-Pakistani economic corridor (CPEC) and improved multilateral cooperation.
Stressing the importance of the Pakistani-China strategic cooperative cooperative partnership, the two parties expressed their satisfaction with their close collaboration in various fields.
They also reiterated their determination to further strengthen bilateral links to promote regional peace, stability and development.
The two ministers also discussed the next visit to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took China.
The Prime Minister should attend the meeting of heads of governments of the SCOs at the end of August, but he will also meet President Xi Jinping.
According to familiar officials with development, the Prime Minister will be accompanied by Marshal Syed Asim Munnir.
The next trip of the best civilian and military leaders in Pakistan has an additional meaning following the four -day military conflict with India during which Pakistan won the top, with its Air Force shot on six Indian fighter planes, including the French Rafale.
The conflict drew attention to Chinese military equipment, several Western capitals closely monitoring developments in South Asia. Chinese manufacturing J-10C fighter planes and PL-15 missiles beyond the range played an essential role.
However, it was the integration of the native systems of Pakistan that made Chinese equipment even deadly.
During a recent visit to Pakistan, the Chinese Air Force chief expressed great interest in learning from the combat experience of Pakistan and multi-domain operations.
In related development, the army’s Indian deputy chief of staff recently said that India was engaged in a conflict at two fronts, while highlighting Chinese participation in Pakistan’s military success.
Pakistan obtains 80% of its military equipment from China.
However, the Pakistani army leader at a recent meeting of body commanders said that the May conflict was “undoubtedly bilateral”.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs returned to Islamabad after concluding a successful two -day visit to China for the Asco Minisseurs’ Council, according to his office.
In addition to participating in the main SCO CFM procedure and the joint call of President Xi Jinping, the DPM / FM held bilateral meetings with its OCS member states, he said.
The Chinese Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that China was willing to deepen cooperation with Pakistan in agriculture, industry and mines, while meeting his Pakistani counterpart in Tianjin, according to a Chinese statement.
China “supports Pakistan in carrying out its anti -terrorist operations” and believes that Pakistan “would do its best” to ensure the security of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, told Ishaq Dar in Pakistan.
With an additional reuters input
