ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, Pakistan and China met in their fourth round of maritime dialogue to talk about how they can work together more closely in the maritime area.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said that during the session, there was a deep exchange of views on all aspects of bilateral maritime cooperation. These included naval exchanges, regional cooperation, the development of maritime infrastructure, collaboration in fisheries, science and technology, search and rescue missions, managing maritime disasters, and fighting maritime pollution.
The talks were led by Mohammad Aamir Khan, Director General (China) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, and Wang Jinfeng, Deputy Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jinfeng later met with Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, who is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s assistant secretary for Asia and the Pacific.
Both sides were happy with the long-standing bond between Pakistan and China and the All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between the two countries. They also promised to work together more on the water between their two countries.
Both sides also talked about the changing maritime conditions in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. They both agreed that working together would help make the region more peaceful and wealthy.
Focusing on the need to work together more in order to deal with new threats and problems, both sides decided to keep up the momentum of their two-way conversations and strengthen ties between their navies.
The fifth round of the Maritime Dialogue will take place in China next year, as agreed upon. app
