HUANGSHAN (China): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met then on Wednesday and bandied colorful issues of indigenous and transnational significance.
The two foreign ministers changed views on bilateral strategic, profitable, and security cooperation, the Covid-19 epidemic, peace, stability, and development in Afghanistan, and indigenous and transnational issues of collective interest, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Mr. Qureshi is visiting China to attend the third meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries.
Mr. Qureshi also held separate meetings with his Russian, Iranian and Afghan counterparts Sergey Lavrov, Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and Amir Khan Muttaqi.
He’s accompanied by the foreign clerk and Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan.
Mr. Qureshi stressed that relations with China were the foundation of Pakistan’s foreign policy and reaffirmed the government’s resoluteness to further consolidate the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
He reiterated Pakistan’s establishment adherence to the One-China Policy and continued support on issues of China’s core interests and thanked China for its harmonious support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, political stability, and socio-profitable development.
He thanked China for hosting meetings on Afghanistan and emphasized deeper engagement between Pakistan and China as well as Afghanistan’s other neighbors to promote peace, stability, and development in the country and grease indigenous connectivity through the extension of CPEC to Afghanistan.
The two sides also changed views on the situation in Ukraine. Pressing Pakistan’s position calling for immediate conclusion of the conflict, provision of philanthropic backing, and continued sweats for a result through dialogue and tactfulness, the foreign minister conveyed readiness to help grease a political result to the conflict including through the OIC platform.
Qureshi-Lavrov meeting
Meanwhile, Mr. Qureshi also met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and expressed the stopgap that addresses between Russia and Ukraine would succeed in chancing a political result to the war in Ukraine.
The foreign minister participated in Pakistan’s principled position on the situation in Ukraine including the conclusion of the conflict, provision of philanthropic backing, and sweats for a result through dialogue and tactfulness.
The two foreign ministers reviewed bilateral relations and changed views on the indigenous situation.
The foreign minister conveyed Pakistan’s readiness to support sweats for a political result including through the OIC platform.
Addresses with Iran’s FM
Mr. Qureshi also met Iran’s Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian and appertained to frequent high-position exchanges between Pakistan and Iran and reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation in all areas.
He also underlined the significance of the foremost completion of border requests for enhanced bilateral profitable cooperation.
Constructive meeting with FM @Amirabdolahian of #Iran on both regional & bilateral matters. Pleased to share an upward trajectory of relations marked by increased high level exchanges in political, economic, defence and security spheres. pic.twitter.com/aNxMTgtguh
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) March 30, 2022
The two foreign ministers took comprehensive review of bilateral relations and the indigenous situation.
Mr. Qureshi briefed Dr. Abdollahian on the unprovoked violation of Pakistan’s airspace by an Indian supersonic bullet and said similar conduct was fraught with grave counteraccusations and represented serious trouble to indigenous peace and stability.
Foreign Minister Qureshi also met Afghan Interim Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan and stressed areas of close collaboration including trade, movement of people, and connectivity.
