{"id":34508,"date":"2026-01-04T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34508"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:07:08","slug":"pakistan-china-agree-to-strengthen-coordination-at-bilateral-multilateral-forums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34508","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, China agree to strengthen coordination at bilateral, multilateral forums"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pakistan and China have agreed to further strengthen coordination at bilateral and multilateral forums during the seventh round of the Pakistan\u2013China Foreign Ministers\u2019 Strategic Dialogue, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n

According to the FO, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who is visiting China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, travelled to Beijing to co-chair the seventh round of the dialogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the talks, both sides reviewed the full spectrum of Pakistan\u2013China relations and discussed key regional and global issues,\u201d the statement said, adding that views were exchanged on the China\u2013Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), trade, multilateral cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n

At the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, DPM\/FM Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 visited Beijing to co-chair the 7th Round of the Pakistan\u2013China Foreign Ministers\u2019 Strategic Dialogue.<\/p>\n

The two sides reviewed the entire spectrum of Pakistan\u2013China relations and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/G2GeJ9Kxye
\n\u2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) January 4, 2026<\/p>\n

Emphasising the importance of the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, the two sides reaffirmed that the Pakistan\u2013China friendship is vital for peace, stability and prosperity for both countries and the wider region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey also agreed to further strengthen coordination at bilateral and multilateral forums,\u201d the FO said.<\/p>\n

The statement added that both sides agreed to appropriately commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.<\/p>\n

Separately, Dar also held a series of diplomatic engagements in Beijing, during which he met counterparts from China, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Egypt to discuss the regional situation.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0DPM Dar in Beijing as Pakistan and China to hold strategic dialogue<\/p>\n

According to an FO spokesperson, Dar met Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China, and congratulated the Chinese Communist Party on the successful convening of the fourth plenary session of its 20th Central Committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth sides expressed satisfaction over the steady and forward-looking direction of Pakistan\u2013China bilateral relations and reviewed party-to-party ties, the regional situation, and ongoing projects under CPEC,\u201d the spokesperson said, adding that they also agreed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties \u201cin a meaningful and befitting manner\u201d.<\/p>\n

The deputy prime minister also met Chinese Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, during which both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the Pakistan\u2013China all-weather strategic partnership.<\/p>\n

Vice Premier Ding appreciated Pakistan\u2019s consistent support for China\u2019s core interests and conveyed New Year greetings to Pakistan\u2019s leadership and people. The two sides agreed to give new impetus to cooperation in various fields, including CPEC.<\/p>\n

Dar also held separate telephone conversations with Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, Bangladesh\u2019s Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty.<\/p>\n

During these contacts, bilateral relations, the evolving regional situation in Asia and the Middle East, and the promotion of mutual cooperation were discussed. \u201cAll sides underscored the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for resolving issues and agreed to remain in close contact,\u201d the FO said.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan and China have agreed to further strengthen coordination at bilateral and multilateral forums during the seventh round of the Pakistan\u2013China Foreign Ministers\u2019 Strategic Dialogue, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday. According to the FO, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who is visiting China at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}