Pakistan, China vow to work together

Islamabad: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar held a meeting with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday.

During the meeting, they reaffirmed Pak-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership and their commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan.

The second quadrilateral meeting of Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan on Afghanistan was held on April 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the fourth meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Sergei Lavrov, Qin Gang and Hina Rabbani Khar Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, were taking part in the meeting and are going to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan.

The first quadrilateral meeting was held on September 16, 2022 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Summit in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

In that meeting, the foreign ministers of four countries supported the formation of an inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

The fourth meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries is scheduled to be held in Samarkand this afternoon.