ISLAMABAD: China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have agreed to deepen their trilateral cooperation across various sectors at their first-ever summit held in Kunming, China.
The meeting, which took place earlier this week in Yunnan province, was attended by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong representing China, Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique representing Bangladesh, and Additional Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui representing Pakistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch participated via video link.
During the summit, the three countries pledged to work together based on the principles of “good-neighborliness, equality and mutual trust, openness and inclusiveness, common development, and win-win cooperation,” according to a joint statement issued following the meeting.
The countries committed to exploring collaborative projects in key areas such as trade, industry, maritime affairs, water resources, agriculture, climate change, health, education, youth engagement, culture, and think tank collaboration.
A trilateral working group will be formed to oversee the implementation of the agreed initiatives, aimed at enhancing economic growth and improving living standards across the three nations. The statement highlighted that the trilateral framework is rooted in “true multilateralism and open regionalism” and emphasized that it is “not directed at any third party.”
On the sidelines of the summit, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong held bilateral meetings with both Ruhul Alam Siddique and Imran Ahmed Siddiqui.
He also met with Haji Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, acting deputy prime minister of Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration, signaling broader regional discussions.
