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 …

UNITED NATIONS: Follo­wing religious clashes sparked by the opening this week of a controversial Hindu temple in India, Pakistan has urged the United Nations to take action for the protection of Islamic sites in the country. Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram shared the plea during an OIC ambassadorial meeting at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, condemning the recent consecration of the …

BEIJING: China and Nauru on Wednesday opened a new chapter in relations as the two countries reestablished diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during talks with Nauru’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel …

BEIJING: China and Uzbekistan upgraded their relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday. “Both sides should take the opportunity of developing the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era to build a solid foundation for the China-Uzbekistan community with a …

NEW YORK: The Israeli leadership’s rejection of the two-state solution is unacceptable, said a Chinese envoy on Tuesday. The two-state solution is the only viable way to achieve peace for Palestine and Israel and also a solemn requirement for the implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, said Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. “We are gravely concerned …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday condemned the construction and consecration of the ‘Ram Temple’ on the site of the demolished Babri Mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya and urged the international community to take cognisance of the growing Islamophobia, hate speech and hate crimes in India. “The United Nations and other relevant international organisations should play their part in saving …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Liu Guozhong attended the 3rd South Summit held Sunday in the Ugandan capital of Kampala and delivered a speech, calling for the advancement of South-South cooperation and reform of the global governance system. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77, and over the past six decades, …

BEIJING: China and the U.S. restarted their agricultural cooperation mechanism as China’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack co-chaired the seventh meeting of the China-U.S. Agricultural Cooperation Joint Committee in Washington on Thursday. The two officials reiterated that the joint committee is an important channel for regular exchanges between the agricultural …