Pakistan and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Tuesday, the Foreign Office said. A day earlier, the FO rejected \u201cbaseless and unfounded\u201d allegations targeting Pakistan\u2019s commitment to China\u2019s policies, stressing that Beijing continued to be Islamabad\u2019s \u201call-weather strategic partner\u201d. The development came in response to growing criticism of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi\u2019s participation in an event sponsored by the New Federal State of China (NFSC), an anti-China group. The FO described the One-China Policy as a consistent cornerstone of Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy, emphasising that the country\u2019s stance remains the same. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project which was termed as a \u201clifeline\u201d for the country\u2019s economy. During today\u2019s meeting, Dar and the Chinese ambassador reaffirmed the partnership, which was termed a \u201ccornerstone of bilateral relations\u201d between the two countries. The progress of CPEC 2.0 was reviewed during the meeting, and both sides also expressed their commitment to further solidify their strategic partnership. Ambassador Jiang, on behalf of Chinese Foreign Minister H E Wang Yi, extended an invitation to Dar to attend a UN Security Council event \u2018Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance\u2019 being hosted by China under its presidency of the UNSC, on February 18 in New York. The deputy prime minister accepted the invitation, \u201cunderscoring Pakistan\u2019s commitment to multilateral cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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