Islamabad, 29 March 2022 (TDI): Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be visiting China from 29-31 March 2022. The visit comes after the invitation of the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.
During his stay in China, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will attend the third meeting of Foreign Ministers of Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan. Aside from that, he will interact with his counterparts from participant countries.
Earlier, the Foreign Minister of China also visited Pakistan to attend the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The visit to Pakistan was a part of Wang Yi’s extended visit to South Asia.
It is pertinent to note that Pakistan initiated the Neighbouring Countries format in September 2021 with an aim to review the evolving regional approach to the situation in Afghanistan.
Pakistan was also the first country to host the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries on 8 September 2021. Pakistan has always fully supported a regional approach on Afghanistan for the promotion of enduring peace and stability in the region.
Along these lines, Pakistan will persist to support the efforts of the global community to facilitate the common objectives of a prosperous, stable, peaceful, sovereign, as well as a connected Afghanistan.
Third meeting of Foreign Ministers of Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan
The third meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Countries Neighboring Afghanistan will be hosted by Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The meeting will be held in Tunxi, Anhui Province.
Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will attend the meeting. Subsequently, the Chinese Foreign Minister will also chair the “Afghanistan’s neighbors + Afghanistan” Foreign Ministers’ dialogue.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government has been invited to attend the dialogue. The Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Qatar have also been invited as guests.
