Pakistan-Anti-Terror Cooperation/China
Islamabad, Pakistan - June 24, 2017
1. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi getting off car, hugging Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz
2. Wang, Aziz walking into hall
3. Wang, Aziz posing for photo, walking to conference room
4. Various of meeting in progress
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad on Saturday, vowing to enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Wang said Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperative partner and bilateral relationship is a unique one in China's foreign relations and is tested by history.
The visitor added that China is willing to improve strategic communication and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Pakistan in order to safeguard the two countries' common interests.
The Chinese foreign minister highlighted counter-terrorism as an important content of bilateral relations and cooperation and expressed thanks to the Pakistani side for its firm support for China's fight against the violent terrorist group the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement."
Wang hailed Pakistan's important contribution toward the international anti-terrorism cause as it itself has been on the frontline of the global fight against terror.
Wang also said tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are not conducive to their stability and development nor to regional cooperation, calling on both countries to meet each other halfway so as to improve bilateral ties.
He said Pakistan and Afghanistan should send the international community with a positive signal that the two sides are willing to restore mutual trust and conduct cooperation through bilateral channels.
Wang said that China supports the two sides in their seeking to establish a crisis managing mechanism as quickly as possible so as to properly deal with contingencies and to form a trilateral meeting system among foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan in order to enhance dialogue and cooperation in all areas.
For his part, Aziz said that international counter-terrorism campaign is getting tougher recently as terrorist attacks and terror incidents have occurred more frequently, and Pakistan has suffered a lot from terrorist attacks. He pledged that Pakistan will make greater efforts to fight against terrorism of all forms together with the international community.
Aziz said that Pakistan is willing to intensify communication and improve relations with the Afghan side and to support the political reconciliation process in Afghanistan as these are in line with both countries' common interests.
The foreign affairs advisor said that the Pakistani side has made political and diplomatic efforts on the issue and is willing to activate relevant dialogue mechanisms and channels, adding that it requires both sides to meet each other halfway.
He added that Pakistan is willing to form a trilateral foreign ministers meeting mechanism and a Pakistani-Afghan crisis managing mechanism through negotiations to enhance talks and cooperation and properly handle divergences.
Pakistan-Anti-Terror Cooperation/China
Dateline : June 24, 2017
Location : Islamabad,Pakistan
Duration : 1'16
Islamabad, Pakistan - June 24, 2017
1. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi getting off car, hugging Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz
2. Wang, Aziz walking into hall
3. Wang, Aziz posing for photo, walking to conference room
4. Various of meeting in progress
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Pakistani top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad on Saturday, vowing to enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Wang said Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperative partner and bilateral relationship is a unique one in China's foreign relations and is tested by history.
The visitor added that China is willing to improve strategic communication and strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Pakistan in order to safeguard the two countries' common interests.
The Chinese foreign minister highlighted counter-terrorism as an important content of bilateral relations and cooperation and expressed thanks to the Pakistani side for its firm support for China's fight against the violent terrorist group the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement."
Wang hailed Pakistan's important contribution toward the international anti-terrorism cause as it itself has been on the frontline of the global fight against terror.
Wang also said tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are not conducive to their stability and development nor to regional cooperation, calling on both countries to meet each other halfway so as to improve bilateral ties.
He said Pakistan and Afghanistan should send the international community with a positive signal that the two sides are willing to restore mutual trust and conduct cooperation through bilateral channels.
Wang said that China supports the two sides in their seeking to establish a crisis managing mechanism as quickly as possible so as to properly deal with contingencies and to form a trilateral meeting system among foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan in order to enhance dialogue and cooperation in all areas.
For his part, Aziz said that international counter-terrorism campaign is getting tougher recently as terrorist attacks and terror incidents have occurred more frequently, and Pakistan has suffered a lot from terrorist attacks. He pledged that Pakistan will make greater efforts to fight against terrorism of all forms together with the international community.
Aziz said that Pakistan is willing to intensify communication and improve relations with the Afghan side and to support the political reconciliation process in Afghanistan as these are in line with both countries' common interests.
The foreign affairs advisor said that the Pakistani side has made political and diplomatic efforts on the issue and is willing to activate relevant dialogue mechanisms and channels, adding that it requires both sides to meet each other halfway.
He added that Pakistan is willing to form a trilateral foreign ministers meeting mechanism and a Pakistani-Afghan crisis managing mechanism through negotiations to enhance talks and cooperation and properly handle divergences.
ID : 8054056
Published : 2017-06-25 13:32
Last Modified : 2017-07-14 06:42:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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