"Apart from maintaining close communication, the two countries agreed to more cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, industrialisation, and other sectors," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said
Pakistan said on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) it had agreed to deepen trade and investment with China, days after the end of a conflict with India that Beijing urged should be resolved through dialogue. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10, 2025, after four days of fighting, the worst in nearly three decades.
Tensions escalated between the two countries after an attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025 that killed 26 people. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met his counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday (May 20, 2025.)
"China welcomes and supports efforts by Pakistan and India to handle their differences through dialogue and to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire," Wang Yi said on Tuesday (May 20, 2025.)
"Mr. Wang told Mr. Dar that China will support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity," according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
"Apart from maintaining close communication, the two countries agreed to more cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, industrialisation, and other sectors," Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.
Separately, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Mr. Dar and Mr. Wang held another meeting with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi in Beijing. The leaders decided to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan and cooperate further for China's global infrastructure programme, the Belt and Road Initiative. "The next meeting between the three leaders will be held in Kabul," the Ministry said.
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