Pakistan, China FMs discuss issues of bilateral relations

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Guangzhou today (Sunday).

Both leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and bilateral relations.

On the occasion, Bilawal also vowed that nobody will be allowed to hurt the decades-old Pakistan-China friendship.

Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, during a press briefing in Beijing, said China hopes to use Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's visit as an opportunity to carry on with the traditional friendship with Pakistan, consolidate strategic mutual trust, and further deepen the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership.

The country’s youngest foreign minister left for the two-day visit to China on Saturday which is the first in-person high-level interaction between the two countries since the establishment of the coalition government in April. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar and senior officials were also part of the foreign minister’s delegation.