ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to travel to China to co-chair the seventh round of the Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue on Jan. 4, as the two countries seek to deepen cooperation across economic, security and regional issues, the foreign office said on Wednesday.
Dar will co-chair the forum in Beijing with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue serves as the highest consultative mechanism between the two sides, providing a platform to review the full spectrum of bilateral ties and align positions on regional and international developments.
It brings together senior officials to coordinate policy on diplomacy, security, defense cooperation and long-term economic planning, reflecting the breadth of what both sides describe as an “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.”
“During the Dialogue, the two Foreign Ministers will ... announce a series of initiatives and commemorative activities to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China in 2026,” the foreign office said.
