Bangladesh, Pakistan and China held an inaugural trilateral foreign office-level discussion this week in Kunming, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan has announced. The trilateral consultation was led by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladesh’s Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Additional Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Imran Ahmed Siddiqui. Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Amna Baloch, who participated in the first Foreign Office Consultation with Bangladesh in one and half decades on April 17, 2025, participated in Thursday’s (June 19, 2025) trilateral discussion via video link, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.
“In her remarks the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna commended the Chinese side for convening the inaugural meeting of the trilateral mechanism. Noting the common aspirations of the three sides for people-centric development, the Foreign Secretary expressed Pakistan’s desire for a deeper engagement between China and South Asian countries,” said a press note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan announcing the Bangladesh, China, Pakistan Trilateral Mechanism.
This is the first such meeting between the three neighbours of India – China, Pakistan and Bangladesh – since Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh Prof Mohammed Yunus visited China during March 26-29 and also since India carried out Operation Sindoor in May when India and Pakistan clashed.
