Foreign Minister Qin Gang urges young diplomats to promote peace

Islamabad: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday called on young diplomats from China and Pakistan to carry forward the bilateral ironclad friendship and jointly promote world peace and development.

Qin visited Pakistan’s Foreign Service Academy in Islamabad where he unveiled a memorial plaque on the occasion and interacted with young diplomats of China and Pakistan.

Stressing for China and Pakistan to set an exemplar of state-to-state relations, Qin urged young diplomats from both countries to telling the story of bilateral friendship and spread the common voice of China and Pakistan.

Qin reiterated that China advocates that all countries adhere to independence and follow a development path that is consistent with their own national conditions.

China advocates mutual respect, equal treatment, and win-win cooperation among countries, Qin pointed out adding China will not impose its own system and culture on others, or bully weak and small countries.

He also said China advocates that countries should address global challenges together and stressed that Chinese modernization means the growth of the forces of peace and justice in the world.

Young Chinese and Pakistani diplomats should do what is in line with the trend of the times, do what is in line with the aspirations of all peoples, and oppose stoking divisions, inciting confrontation, and engaging in a “new Cold War,” Qin added.

“China-Pakistan community with shared future is not a diplomatic rhetoric,” the Chinese foreign minister noted and urged the two sides to accelerate the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and strengthen coordination and cooperation in international affairs amid growing challenges worldwide.