ISLAMABAD, Jun 20 (APP): In a show of strengthened regional ties, Pakistan, China and Bangladesh have agreed to pursue trilateral cooperation grounded in the principles of openness, inclusiveness, good neighborliness, mutual respect, and trust.
This agreement, aimed at fostering win-win outcomes through closer coordination and shared goals, was reached during the inaugural Bangladesh-China-Pakistan Vice Foreign Minister/Foreign Secretary meeting, held on Thursday in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, according to a press release issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson on Friday.
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.
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch participated in the first phase of the meeting via video link.
In her remarks, the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna commended the Chinese side for convening the inaugural meeting of the trilateral mechanism.
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.
Expressing satisfaction at the upward trajectory of bilateral ties, the 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 three sides also agreed to establish a joint working group to implement the understandings reached during the meeting.