Qureshi leaves for two-day visit to China to attend second round of China-Pak strategic dialogue | The Express Tribune

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday departed for China on a two-day official visit to attend the second round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.

Qureshi, accompanied by other senior officials, is paying a visit to Hainan, China. During his visit, the foreign minister will hold meetings with the Chinese leadership. The Chinese delegation will be led by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The talks will focus on the promotion of bilateral cooperation in various fields including phase II of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

Earlier in March 2019, the first round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue was held.

During the dialogue, the two sides undertook in-depth discussions on all aspects of bilateral relations, including CPEC, trade, investment and economic cooperation, people-to-people contacts and regional and international issues.

The two foreign ministers reaffirmed their time-tested and all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and agreed to maintain regular two-way high-level political and official exchanges. They expressed commitment to translate the vision of the leadership to build a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future in the new era.

The two sides reaffirmed support to each other on all core issues of their national interest. They underlined that state sovereignty and territorial integrity are cardinal principles of UN Charter and international law. Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for de-escalation of tensions in South Asia and underlined the need for dialogue and peaceful means to resolve all outstanding disputes.