Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the 6th round of Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad today. During the Dialogue, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut of Pakistan-China relations and discussed important regional and global issues. They also exchanged in-depth views on multiple facets of bilateral cooperation including CPEC 2.0, trade and economic relations, multilateral cooperation and people-to-people ties.
Underlining the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China, DPM/FM and FM Wang Yi agreed that Pakistan-China friendship is significant for maintaining regional peace and stability and also indispensable for the progress and prosperity of the two countries. They also agreed to continue close coordination and communication, both bilaterally and at multilateral forums.
Pakistan and China share a longstanding strategic partnership with ties ranging across different sectors — including trade, energy, defence and infrastructure. The fifth round of Strategic Dialogue in May 2024 was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart Wang in Beijing.
According to the FO, Wang was received by his Pakistani counterpart Dar.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Pakistan, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and participating in high-level diplomatic engagements.
He was warmly received at Noor Khan Airbase by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM), Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Senior officials from Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as top diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad were also present to welcome the distinguished guest, a DPM’s Office news release said.
In a vibrant cultural gesture, a group of children dressed in traditional Pakistani attire greeted Minister Wang with flowers, symbolizing the deep-rooted friendship between the two nations.
During the visit, Minister Wang Yi will represent China in the 6th Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, to be held in Islamabad. The dialogue serves as a key platform for both countries to review bilateral cooperation, regional developments, and global issues of mutual interest.
