ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is in China to attend the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization being held in Beijing on Tuesday.
The Council will discuss issues relating to peace and security at regional and international level, besides promotion of cooperation between member states.
The meeting will finalize preparations for the forthcoming SCO summit scheduled to be held in Qingdao in June.
After his arrival in Beijing, Khawaja Muhammad Asif met State Councilor and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He appreciated the Chinese initiative for Pakistan-China-Afghanistan Foreign Ministers’ Trilateral Mechanism for enhancing cooperation with Afghanistan.
The Foreign Minister also apprised the Chinese official of the grave situation prevailing in Occupied Kashmir.
State Councilor Wang Yi expressed China’s strong support for Pakistan’s contribution to enhancing regional peace and cooperation and its relentless and tireless efforts in countering terrorism.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister, Engr Khurram Dastgir Khan along with defence ministers of other Shanghai Cooperation Organization called on Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Khurram Dastgir is on an official visit to China to attend the meeting of defence ministers of the SCO member countries being held on Tuesday. APP/AFP