(Source: Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Saturday that China and Pakistan, as strategic cooperation partners of all time, are committed to building a closer Chinese community – Pakistan with a common future of the New Era.
At a joint press conference following the fourth round of Sino-Pakistani foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Qin said China appreciates Pakistan’s political support for interest-related issues, China’s fundamentals and key concerns.
The two foreign ministers agreed that in the post-pandemic era, their countries resume all-level communication and consultation through mechanisms, fully implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and China-Pakistan cooperation will accelerate. round cooperation.
During the meeting, both sides pledged to accelerate China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and sound planning and operation in industrial cooperation and expand margins in areas such as agriculture, technology and new energy to help Pakistan to achieve sustainable and higher quality development.
Qin said that through the joint efforts of both countries, the CPEC has become a model of “Belt and Road” cooperation, bringing significant improvement in Pakistan’s infrastructure and tangible economic and social benefits through early harvest projects.
“Some forces have fabricated the lie that China is building a debt trap in Pakistan. I suggest our friends in the media to ask such people what they have done for Pakistan’s development and how much real money I think they have invested in the country. People in Pakistan don’t need high-sounding rhetoric, they need real help,” he said qin
The two sides agreed to prosecute and severely punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks on the Chinese people, further deepen security and counterterrorism cooperation, and strengthen cooperation on regional anti-terrorism issues.
They also agreed that they will work to ensure that Pakistan takes the lead in implementing the Global Development Initiative and other key initiatives, strengthens coordination and cooperation at the multilateral level, and opposes the Cold War, zero-sum game and confrontational mentality. of blocks.