-FO reiterates Pakistan’s commitment of taking cooperation with Beijing into new heights
-Hails Iron-clad relations with China as unbreakable
-Hopes for inclusiveness in future meetings of the bloc as ‘one member blocked Pakistan’s participation’
By Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday congratulated China, an Iron-clad friend, over hosting successful meetings under BRICS Summit that held on June 24.
In response to media queries about the “High-level Dialogue on Global Development”, held virtually on the sidelines of the BRICS meetings, the Foreign Office spokesperson said that Pakistan — with the cooperation of China — is fully committed to taking bilateral and multilateral cooperation to new heights.
According to the foreign ministry spokesperson, a number of developing and emerging economies were invited to the high-level dialogue on global development.
As the host country, China was engaged with Pakistan prior to the BRICS meetings, where decisions are made after consultations with all BRICS members, including invitations to non-members, the statement read.
“Regrettably, one member blocked Pakistan from participating,” it added. Agencies reported India was the country that blocked Pakistan from participating at the BRICS Summit.
“We hope that the organisation’s future engagement will be based on principles of inclusivity, with the overall interests of the developing world in mind, and free of narrow geopolitical considerations,” the spokesperson’s statement read.
It said Pakistan values China’s role in advancing the interests of developing countries, adding that Pakistan, along with China, has been a strong advocate for global peace, shared prosperity, and inclusive development.
Pakistan is the current chair of the G77+China and a member of the Global Development Initiative’s (GDI) group of friends. “Pakistan and China are all-weather strategic partners, and our iron brotherhood is unbreakable,” the statement read.
“Pakistan stands ready to work with all developing countries, including BRICS members, to address the global community’s challenges,” it concluded.
