BEIJING: On Tuesday evening, President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone at the latter’s request. The two presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. Xi recalled his meeting with President Biden in San Francisco last November, saying it opened a future-oriented San Francisco vision. Over …
NEW YORK: Freedom of expression should not be wielded as a shield for hate speech against Muslims, let alone as a pretext for governmental inaction, stated a Chinese envoy on Friday. China urges all nations to adopt a zero-tolerance stance, take tangible measures to combat discrimination and violence against Muslims, prohibit the incitement of hatred based on religion or belief, …
By Mian Abrar Starting with the premise that sexual violence in war is not uncommon, we all need to acknowledge that it happens, it’s abhorrent and must be punished when it occurs. October 7th was no different, if sexual violence occurred, there is every reason to seek the perpetrators and punish them but what’s happened as a result of that …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Friday agreed to further deepen their relations in line with the Strategic Engagement Plan-2019. The agreement was reached in a meeting between Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the …
BEIJING: China’s acceptance of the appointment of the new Afghan ambassador to China by the interim government is a normal diplomatic arrangement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday, noting that the international community should strengthen communication with the country to jointly help promote its reconstruction and development. The remarks were made by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin during a …
BEIJING: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday that China will work with France to foster a more solid and vibrant comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and to jointly contribute wisdom and strength to world peace, security, prosperity and progress. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks during a daily press briefing in response to a related query. Noting …
BEIJING: China and Thailand on Sunday pledged to deepen pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in multiple sectors. Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Thai deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs on Sunday held the first annual consultations in Bangkok. Noting two countries are as close as family, Wang, also a member of the Political …
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian asserted on Monday that there was “no doubt” that militants positioned in the border regions of both Pakistan and Iran were “led and supported by third countries”. Abdollahian’s visit came as the two countries reeled from unprecedented missile exchanges a fortnight ago, and the killing of nine Pakistani labourers in the Sistan-Blauchistan province of Iran on Saturday. During a …
BEIJING: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong held talks with his Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) counterpart Pak Myong Ho in Pyongyang on Friday. Sun on Friday also met DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, who is also an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). The Chinese side …
NEWYORK: Pakistan and St Kitts & Nevis, an island nation between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, established formal diplomatic relations at a ceremony held at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York on Thursday. Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram and his St Kitts & Nevis counterpart, Dr Mutryce Williams, signed a joint communique to formalise …