Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan says Beijing backs Pakistan’s efforts to manage relations with neighbours
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Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan on Tuesday said China supported Pakistan’s efforts to manage its relationships with its neighbours.
In a meeting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Wang said the relationship between China and Pakistan had withstood many challenges.
“China supports Pakistan’s efforts to seize development opportunities and handle challenges, and manage its ties with neighbours,” Wang was quoted as saying by state-run CCTV.
Qureshi, who arrived in China on Sunday, also met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for the first strategic dialogue between the countries’ foreign ministers.
The conflict between India and Pakistan, triggered by a suicide bomb attack in jointly administered Kashmir that killed 40 Indian paramilitary police officers last month, was on the agenda, the Chinese foreign ministry said.