Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong at the Foreign Office on Sunday, with both sides underlining the importance of dialogue and diplomacy in securing lasting peace and stability in the region.
The meeting served as a review of progress in the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, with discussions focused on ways to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two longstanding allies.
Cooperation Across Key Sectors
Dar expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation between Pakistan and China across several areas, including:
- The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
- Regional connectivity
- Trade and investment
- Agricultural modernisation
- People-to-people exchanges
Both sides also examined efforts to promote cultural and public exchanges, seen as a cornerstone of the broader bilateral relationship.
High-Level Contacts Stressed
The deputy prime minister underscored the importance of maintaining high-level contacts as a means of further deepening relations between Islamabad and Beijing. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
The meeting reflects the continued intensity of diplomatic engagement between the two countries, whose partnership spans economic, strategic and people-to-people dimensions.
