ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will leave for a two-day official visit to China on Tuesday.
Talking to the media on Monday FM Qureshi confirmed his China visit, saying that he would attend the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries meeting, scheduled to be held in China om March30-31.
He said that besides attending the meeting he would also hold meetings with various foreign ministers including his Russian counterpart.
“ Reginal and the international issues would be discussed during meetings with Russian, Iranian, and other foreign ministers,” he said.
It is worth mentioning here that, China will host the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries on March 30-31.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries will be held in Tunxi, Central China’s Anhui province.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the meeting with the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan or their representatives, Wang Wenbin said during his regular briefing in Beijing.
Pakistan chaired the first meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries on September 8, 2021, one day after the Afghan Taliban announced the formation of an interim government in Kabul.
The second meeting of the foreign ministers of the countries bordering Afghanistan took place in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on October 27, 2021.
