Pakistan overseas minister holds talks with Chinese counterpart, raises Kashmir problem

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday vowed to additional cement their all-weather strategic ties and mentioned a variety of points, together with the joint probe into the terrorist assault that killed 9 Chinese engineers in Pakistan and the Kashmir problem.

A joint press launch issued on the finish of their talks stated that each side underscored {that a} peaceable, steady, cooperative and affluent South Asia was within the frequent curiosity of all nations.Qureshi, whose delegation included ISI Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hamid, additionally raised the Kashmir problem in the course of the talks with Wang held within the southwestern Chinese metropolis of Chengdu.“Shared similar outlook for a peaceful, stable & prosperous South Asia & appreciate China’s unyielding support for Kashmir, reiterating dispute should be resolved through the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions & bilateral agreements, opposing unilateral action,” Qureshi stated in a tweet.The joint assertion stated that each side agreed on the necessity to settle disputes and points within the area via dialogue on the idea of equality and mutual respect.KASHMIR ISSUE RAISED“The Pakistan side briefed the Chinese side on the deteriorating situation in Jammu & Kashmir, including its concerns, position and current urgent issues,” it stated.“The Chinese side reiterated that the Kashmir issue is a dispute left over from history between India and Pakistan, which is an objective fact, and that the dispute should be resolved peacefully and properly through the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements. China opposes any unilateral actions that complicate the situation,” the joint assertion launched by Pakistan’s Foreign Office stated.During the third Session of the Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue of China and Pakistan, FM @SMQureshiPTI and FM Wang Yi exchanged views on bilateral strategic, financial and safety cooperation, COVID-19 pandemic, and worldwide and regional problems with mutual curiosity. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/RJH1ikr08B— Spokesperson MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) July 24, 2021
India has asserted that Jammu and Kashmir “was, is and shall forever” stay an integral a part of the nation.ALSO READ | India lodges sturdy protest with Pakistan over drone actions in Jammu spaceThe Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable a part of India and we anticipate the events involved to to not intervene in issues which are inner affairs of India, the Ministry of External Affairs has stated beforehand when China and Pakistan talked about the Kashmir problem throughout their strategic dialogue in August final 12 months.Wang and Qureshi exchanged views on bilateral strategic, financial and safety cooperation, Covid-19 pandemic, peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and worldwide and regional problems with mutual curiosity, and reached a consensus to collectively take measures to safeguard their frequent pursuits and promote peace, prosperity, and growth within the area, the assertion stated.JOINT PROBE INTO BUS ATTACKThey additionally mentioned the scenario arising out of the current bus blast in northwest Pakistan during which 9 Chinese personnel have been killed and 27 others have been injured.ALSO READ | After bus blast, Chinese employees in Pakistan seen carrying AK-47 rifles China had rushed a particular group to Pakistan to probe the July 14 blast in a shuttle bus at Dasu space of Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province the place a Chinese firm is constructing a 4320-MW dam on the Indus river.The Dasu bus blast had accentuated Beijing’s considerations as 1000’s of Chinese personnel labored within the China-Pakistan installations and tasks within the nation.The our bodies of the 9 Chinese personnel killed within the terrorist assault have been delivered to China in a chartered aircraft on Friday, in response to an announcement posted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.The joint assertion stated: “both sides vehemently condemned the terrorist attack in Dasu which caused loss of precious lives and injuries to the Pakistani and Chinese workers”.“Both sides expressed their firm resolve to expose the culprits and their reprehensible designs through the ongoing joint investigation, give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators, ensure comprehensive safety and security of the Chinese projects, nationals and institutions, and prevent recurrence of such incidents,” it stated.EYE ON AFGHANISTAN SITUATIONThey confused that peace and stability in Afghanistan have been very important for socio-economic growth, connectivity and prosperity within the area and known as on all Afghan stakeholders for a complete ceasefire, and to work collectively in earnest to attain broad-based and complete, inclusive, negotiated political settlement, the assertion stated.ALSO READ | Pakistan deploys troops in ahead areas alongside Afghan border as tensions enhance: Report“The Pakistan side reiterated its commitment to the ‘One China Policy’ and firm support to China on core issues of its national interest, such as Taiwan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and the South China Sea,” it stated.Pakistan additionally supported China in rejecting WHO’s plan to probe the lab leak idea to search out the origins of Covid-19.“We hope that the WHO can, together with the international community, defend the scientific and serious study of origins of the SARS-CoV-2 and oppose the actions to politicise the issue, and safeguard the favorable atmosphere for global cooperation against the Covid-19 pandemic,” it stated, amid recent strain on China to be clear on the origins of the lethal virus that was first reported within the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan in 2019.