The Deputy Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, met Wednesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and the Interim Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and agreed to extend the economic corridor of Pakistan (CPEC) from China to Afghanistan.
On Monday, the Deputy Prime Minister Dar arrived in the capital of China, Beijing, on an official three -day visit by invitation from the Chinese Foreign Minister Yi amid regional tensions. The trilateral forum was established in 2017, with previous meetings held in Beijing and the Afghan capital.
China said Tuesday that supports Pakistan in the defense of “national sovereignty and territorial integrity”, after a high fire ended four days of struggle with India for a deadly attack in busy Kashmir.
“Vice Minister Vice Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq giving member of the Political Office of the Communist Party of China and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, held an informal trilateral meeting in Beijing today,” said the statement for the foreigner.
“They agreed to deepen the cooperation of the Belt and Road (BRI) initiative and extend the CPEC to Afghanistan,” fo added.
The three foreign ministers reaffirmed trilateral cooperation as a vital platform to promote regional security and economic connectivity, the statement continued.
“It was agreed that the sixth meeting of trilateral foreign ministers will take place in Kabul at an early and mutually convenient date,” according to the FO.
Foreign ministers discussed diplomatic participation, strengthening communications and taking practical measures to boost trade, infrastructure and development as key promoters of shared prosperity.
The ministers underlined their shared commitment to counteract terrorism and promote stability and development in the region.
Dar published a photo of himself with his counterparts, saying that they joined for regional peace, stability and development.
He also held a separate meeting with FM Muttaqi in which the two welcomed the positive impulse in bilateral ties, including the best diplomatic participation, trade and traffic facilitation.
“They agreed to work together to advance mutual interests, even in the domains of commerce, transit, connectivity and security,” said the FO.
At the beginning of the month, the Afghan government under the Talibanes requested “mutual respect and constructive commitment” with Pakistan and China, according to a statement issued by its Interior Ministry.
The statement was issued after special envoys from Pakistan and China, Mohammad Sadiq and Yue Xiaoyong, met with the Minister of the Interior Afghan Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul.
On May 15, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, held a telephone conversation with the FM Muttaqi in functions, which marked the first scope at the level of Minister of India to the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, the Hindu reported.
The air chief praises China’s role in Pakistan’s defense capabilities
Head of the Mariscal Zaheer Air Ahmed Baber Sidhu personnel has praised China’s role in helping the modernization of Pakistan’s defense and technological advancement, state -owned Pakistan radio reported.
During a meeting with the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, who called him in Islamabad, the air chief expressed his deep gratitude to China for his continuous support and unwavering friendship.
He stressed that the link between the two countries has only been strengthened throughout the decades and will continue to deepen through cooperation and future association.
They held an integral and deep discussion about a variety of issues, including commitments at the corporate level, defense cooperation and the geostrategic environment evolving in the region.
The dignitaries stressed the importance of cohesive and collaborative approaches to respond to emerging challenges, emphasizing the need to maintain maximum operational preparation and rapid coordination in the midst of predominant regional security dynamics.
They reaffirmed their promise to institutionalize high -level regular exchanges through extended joint operating exercises and exploration of multilateral frames that reinforce the mechanisms of collective response to emerging threats.
In his comments, the Chinese ambassador praised the unmatched operational excellence demonstrated by PAF staff during the recent confrontation in the Eastern Front, qualifying a reflection of the high standards of PAF and the unwavering commitment to national defense.
The envoy recognized the operational effectiveness and strategic insight of PAF in the use of indigenous solutions and advanced systems to safeguard national interests and dissuade possible threats under current leadership.
By reaffirming the last support of China, the ambassador assured PAF complete technical assistance to reinforce its air defense capabilities.
He also praised Pakistan’s commitment to self -sufficiency and emphasized that PAF’s investment in indigenous processes had begun to obtain promising results. He stressed that the continuous approach in the technological development of its own harvest would further raise the country’s defense capabilities.
