BEIJING – Pakistan and China have reiterated their support to Afghan-ledand Afghan-owned peace process in Afghanistan.
The agreement came during a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing.
The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the entire spectrum ofbilateral relations and regional matters including the situation inAfghanistan.
While discussing the evolving political dynamics in Afghanistan, the twosides underscored commonality of views on the matter.
Foreign Minister Qureshi appreciated China’s important role in furtheranceof peace and development in Afghanistan, particularly throughChina-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral mechanism.
Expressing satisfaction at the strong bilateral partnership, the ForeignMinister Qureshi highlighted that China Pakistan Economic Corridor hasadded an important dimension to bilateral ties of the two countries.
He noted the important progress made on CPEC during the 8th meeting of JCCheld in Beijing on Thursday last.
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Foreign Minister Qureshi underscored that the ‘All-Weather StrategicCooperative Partnership’ between Pakistan and China is deeply rooted inmutual trust and respect.
On the occasion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi appreciated Pakistan’sefforts for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
He said that China attaches paramount importance to its relations withPakistan and underlined that time-tested partnership between two countriesis based on mutual respect, trust and strong bonds of friendship.
Both leaders agreed that the highly successful visit of Prime MinisterImran Khan set the tone for further expanding the time-tested friendshipbetween Pakistan and China.
They noted with satisfaction the bilateral cooperation at multilateral foraand emphasized the need to further deepen communication and coordination atall levels.
