Key points
- Trilateral cooperation would be guided by principles of openness
- Pakistan is ready to work with China and Bangladesh to enhance trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh have agreed that the trilateral cooperation would be guided by the principles of openness, inclusivity, good neighbourliness, mutual respect and trust, while working towards win-win cooperation, a statement of Pakistan Foreign Office said on Friday.
According to a press release issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Office, “In her remarks, the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch commended the Chinese side for convening the inaugural meeting of the trilateral mechanism”.
The meeting was held on Thursday in Kunming, Yunnan province of China. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladeshi Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Additional Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Imran Ahmed Siddiqui attended the meeting.
Inaugural meeting of Bangladesh-China-Pakistan trilateral mechanism was held on 19 June in Kunming, China.
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Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch participated in the first phase of the meeting via video link.
Digital economy
Expressing satisfaction at the upward trajectory of bilateral ties, “Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary conveyed Pakistan’s readiness to work with China and Bangladesh to enhance ties in trade and investment, agriculture, digital economy, environment protection, marine sciences, green infrastructure, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges” the press release said.
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The three sides agreed that trilateral cooperation would be guided by the principles of openness, inclusivity, good neighbourliness, mutual respect and trust, while working towards win-win cooperation, it added.
Joint working group
The three sides also agreed to establish a joint working group to implement the understandings reached during the meeting.
Noting the common aspirations of the three sides for people-centric development, the Foreign Secretary expressed Pakistan’s desire for a deeper engagement between China and South Asian countries, the press release said.
