Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Beijing on a one-day official visit to China. Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong and Pakistan’s envoy to China Khalil Hashmi received Ishaq Dar at the Beijing airport.
After that, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi received Pakistan’s deputy prime minister at the Diaoyutai State Guest House for diplomatic talks.
Here are the points the two countries discussed
- Immediate Cessation of Hostilities: China and Pakistan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading. Humanitarian assistance must be allowed to all war-affected areas.
- Start of peace talks as soon as possible. Sovereignty, territorial integrity, national independence and security of Iran and the Gulf states should be safeguarded. Dialogue and diplomacy is the only viable option to resolve conflicts. China and Pakistan support the relevant parties in initiating talks, with all parties committing to peaceful resolution of disputes, and refraining from the use or the threat of use of force during peace talks.
- Security of nonmilitary targets. The principle of protecting civilians in military conflict should be observed. China and Pakistan call on parties to the conflict to immediately stop attacks on civilians and nonmilitary targets, and fully adhere to International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and stop attacking important infrastructure, including energy, desalination and power facilities, and peaceful nuclear infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants.
- Security of shipping lanes. The Strait of Hormuz, together with its adjacent waters, is an important global shipping route for goods and energy. China and Pakistan call on the parties to protect the security of ships and crew members stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible.
- Primacy of the United Nations Charter. China and Pakistan call for efforts to practice true multilateralism, to jointly strengthen the primacy of the U.N., and to support the conclusion of an agreement for establishing a comprehensive peace framework and realizing lasting peace based on the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and international law.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar in Beijing
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met with Chinese officials in Beijing. On the other hand, the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that Pakistan and China will surely strengthen their cooperation on Iran.
“The two foreign ministers will strengthen strategic communication and coordination on the Iran situation and… make new efforts toward advocating for peace,” Mao told a press conference, calling China and Pakistan “all-weather” strategic partners.
Efforts to end the US-Iran war
According to a diplomat closely following the matter, it is expected that during Dar’s visit, the discussions will likely focus on creating a structure and guidelines to end the war between Iran and the US.
The media reports confirmed that it’s a second official visit of Ishaq Dar to China. The details also confirmed that both foreign ministers will discuss regional and global matters during their one-on-one meeting.
Tehran praise Pakistan’s efforts to end the war
On the other hand, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan praised Pakistan’s effort to end the war in the Middle East.
Raza Amiri Moghadam wrote in his tweet on X, “While appreciating the initiative and goodwill and good office by the friendly & brotherly country of Pakistan to stop the US-Israeli aggression against Iran and restore peace and stability to the region, I have a few points that I will make in some threads here on.”
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