Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday, cautioned against the emergence of a “block confrontation” in Asia and underlined that those small and medium countries in the region were allowed to become “tools or victims”. should not be given. Major country rivalry. Wang, who recently concluded a tour of Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal, met Qureshi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the third round of talks of the ‘foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries’ in Hefei in east China’s Anhui province. Of.
“Under the current circumstances, we should be particularly alert to the negative effects of the Ukraine crisis,” Wang told Qureshi. “We must not allow a re-emergence of the Cold War mentality in Asia. We must not allow a recurrence of bloc confrontation in Asia. We must not allow small and medium-sized countries in the region to become victims of equipment or rivalry of major countries. should, the official Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.
Wang said China is ready to work with Pakistan and neighboring countries to play a constructive role in regional and world peace and stability. China has been opposing the quad alliance of America, India, Australia, Japan. Beijing has been accusing Washington of seeking to create an Asian NATO to stifle China’s rise.
But Wang held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit to New Delhi on March 25, but did not raise China’s concerns over the quad grouping. The Quad leaders are underscoring the need to ensure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s aggressive behavior in the resource-rich region. No, didn’t pick up. Therefore, there was no discussion on the Quad, Jaishankar told the media after a conversation with Wang whether the Quad issue was discussed.
During the talks, Wang told Qureshi that despite the complex and unstable international and regional situation, the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan has withstood the test and shown strong vitality, safeguarding regional peace and stability. has become an important factor in No matter how the international situation changes, China will continue to look at and promote China-Pakistan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, support Pakistan in defending its national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, and support Pakistan’s most important reliable partner. And the strongest supporter, Wang said.
In his meeting with Qureshi, Wang also announced China’s decision to hand over $4.2 billion of Pakistan’s debt to Beijing. In a video message, Qureshi said that Wang has conveyed China’s decision to roll out USD 4.2 billion to Pakistan to enable Islamabad to deal with the current economic crisis.
“I am extremely happy to report that the Chinese Finance Minister has also given approval on the rollover of commercial loans,” Pakistan’s daily Dawn quoted Qureshi as saying. The US$4.2 billion debt, which was maturing this week, has been rolled out to provide major financial relief to Pakistan, the report said.
Qureshi said, “Procedural formalities are being completed by the authorities concerned. As soon as they are sorted out, an announcement will be made.” “The two foreign ministers agreed that the quality development of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and bilateral cooperation in areas such as industry, agriculture and information technology is an expression of our multi-faceted partnership, the Dawn report cited one Pakistan is saying the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on bilateral strategic, economic and security cooperation; covid-19 pandemic; peace, stability and development in Afghanistan; and on regional and international issues of mutual interest, the Foreign Office said in a statement in Islamabad. Qureshi stressed that relations with China are the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to further deepen the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
They reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast adherence to the One-China policy and continued support on issues of China’s core interests and thanked China for its continued support of Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, political stability and socio-economic development.
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