Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed on the importance of maintaining strategic communication and coordination in navigating emerging challenges and harnessing shared opportunities for regional stability and prosperity. The understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting between Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific) Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong in Kunming on the sidelines of the 6th China-South Asia Cooperation Forum.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Additional Secretary and Vice Foreign Minister engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on the fast-evolving regional and global landscape while reaffirming the enduring strength of the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership. The two sides underscored their commitment to the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

They also identified agriculture technology, mines and minerals, industrial parks, offshore oil and gas exploration, environment protection, and connectivity as priority areas for win-win cooperation. Both sides expressed their commitment to fast-tracking the implementation of projects in these sectors to foster socio-economic development and shared prosperity, including through third-party participation in CPEC projects.

The meeting also emphasized the importance of maintaining the momentum of high-level exchanges, including the upcoming 6th Round of Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue at the Foreign Ministers’ level, to deepen mutual trust and cooperation further. Underscoring their shared commitment to multilateralism, both sides reaffirmed their resolve to coordinate policies at international fora, particularly at the United Nations, to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and promote an open, inclusive, and rules-based international order.