ISLAMABAD – The First Round of Political Consultations between Pakistan andChina was held in Islamabad on Monday.
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua led the Pakistani delegation whilstChinese side was headed by Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou.
Both sides held comprehensive discussions on the entire gamut of bilateralrelations. They reaffirmed “All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”between the two countries and expressed their satisfaction at the strongbilateral ties in political, economic, security, cultural and otherspheres. The two sides also agreed to build upon the consensus reachedbetween the leadership of two countries during the visit of Prime MinisterImran Khan to China.
Pakistan side conveyed that China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a nationalpriority for the government and Pakistan remains committed to thesuccessful implementation of CPEC. The two sides also resolved to worktogether towards completion of the ongoing projects and agreed to expandCPEC to new areas of cooperation in line with the vision of the leadershipof Pakistan.
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Both sides exchanged views on international political situation with aparticular focus on Afghanistan and South Asia. They also expressedsatisfaction at their robust cooperation in multilateral fora andreiterated their resolve to further augment it in the future
