-Pakistani Defense Minister meets Chinese counterpart in Dushanbe
DM Monitoring
DUSHANBE: Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe held a meeting with Pakistan’s Defence Minister Pervez Khattak to exchange views on bilateral and military to military relations.
During the meeting held on the sidelines of the 18th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Defense of Shanghai Cooperation (SCO) Member States held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the two sides also discussed international and regional situation as well as counter-terrorism cooperation, according to China Military Online here on Thursday.
Meanwhile, addressing the SCO meeting, the Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said that over the past 20 years since the establishment of the SCO, under the promotion of the heads of SCO member states and the strong guidance of the “Shanghai spirit,” defense departments of all the member states have been continuously strengthening strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation.
He said that the SCO has become an important and constructive force in international and regional affairs.
All member States should maintain close communication and exchange, improve cooperation mechanisms, deepen cooperation in professional fields, innovate cooperative modes under the pandemic situation, and strive to create a security pattern of co-building and sharing, making greater contributions to the construction of a community with a shared future for the SCO, he added.
Wei Fenghe said that the present world is far from being peaceful when the global pandemic is interwoven with changes unseen in a century, at this critical moment, the international community should unite closely and support each other, jointly resist hegemonism, unilateralism and interventionism, and meanwhile, safeguard and pursue true multilateralism, share responsibilities, stay together to meet challenges and overcome difficulties.
China is committed to maintaining world prosperity and stability, and China’s development will for sure benefit the mankind and the world.
