Key points
- Pakistan, China express strong commitment to building a maritime community
- Two sides positively review progress of their cooperation since 4th round
- Sixth Round of the dialogue to be held time next year
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China expressed strong commitment to jointly building a Pakistan-China maritime community with a shared future.
Both countries also agreed to maintain ongoing communication on maritime issues, strengthen coordination and cooperation on maritime policies, and continue to deepen both bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the maritime domain.
Fifth round
This was discussed during the Fifth Round of the Pakistan-China Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation held in Beijing.
Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement that the dialogue was co-chaired by Additional Secretary (Asia-Pacific) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, and Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Liang.
The two sides positively reviewed the progress of their cooperation since the fourth round of the dialogue.
Broad consensus
They engaged in-depth discussions on maritime security, marine economy, marine science and technology, and the marine environment, reaching broad consensus on various issues.
Both sides reaffirmed that high-level maritime cooperation is a crucial component of the All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China.
The two sides also agreed to hold the Sixth Round of the Pakistan-China Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in Pakistan at an appropriate time next year.
