Dushanbe: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, attended a banquet dinner hosted by Tajikistan’s Prime Minister, Qohir Rasulzoda, in honour of heads of delegations participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Dushanbe.
The banquet was attended by several senior leaders, including the Premier of China’s State Council, Li Qiang; the prime ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus; and the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Office.
On the sidelines of the dinner, Ishaq Dar also held an informal meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
During their meeting, the two leaders exchanged views in a cordial atmosphere on Pakistan-China all-weather strategic relations and current regional developments.
The engagement underscored the continued interaction between Pakistan and China on bilateral ties and regional issues on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting.