China hosted the inaugural China-Bangladesh-Pakistan trilateral Vice Foreign Minister/Foreign Secretary meeting in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The meeting was attended by Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladeshi Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique, and Pakistani Additional Secretary for Asia Pacific Imran Ahmed Siddiqui. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch also participated in the first phase via video link.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong reiterated China’s commitment to building a shared future with neighboring nations, emphasizing that Bangladesh and Pakistan are both key partners in the Belt and Road Initiative and valuable members of the Global South. He underscored the mutual need for peace, stability, and national revitalization across the region.
The three nations held comprehensive discussions on enhancing trilateral cooperation guided by principles of good-neighborliness, mutual trust, openness, and common development. The focus of this alliance will be on boosting economic growth and improving the livelihoods of their populations.
Agreements were reached to explore joint projects in diverse fields such as industry, trade, maritime affairs, water resources, climate change, agriculture, human resources, think tanks, health, education, culture, and youth engagement. A trilateral working group will be set up to oversee the implementation of the outcomes from the meeting.
All three countries emphasized that their cooperation is grounded in genuine multilateralism and open regionalism, and is not targeted at any third party.
During his stay in Kunming, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong also held bilateral meetings with the Bangladeshi and Pakistani delegates, and met with Mr. Haji Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the interim government of Afghanistan, further reflecting China’s strategic diplomatic outreach in the region.
