Inaugural Meeting of Bangladesh-China-Pakistan Trilateral Mechanism

Bangladesh -China-Pakistan Vice Foreign Minister/Foreign Secretary meeting was held yesterday in Kunming, Yunnan province of China.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladeshi Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique and Additional Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Mr. Imran Ahmed Siddiqui attended the meeting.

Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch participated in the first phase of the meeting via video link.

In her remarks, the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna commended the Chinese side for convening the inaugural meeting of the trilateral mechanism. Noting the common aspirations of the three sides for people-centric development, the Foreign Secretary expressed Pakistan’s desire for a deeper engagement between China and South Asian countries. Expressing satisfaction at the upward trajectory of bilateral ties, the Foreign Secretary conveyed Pakistan’s readiness to work with China and Bangladesh to enhance ties in trade and investment, agriculture, digital economy, environment protection, marine sciences, green infrastructure, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges.

The three sides agreed that trilateral cooperation would be guided by the principles of openness, inclusivity, good neighbourliness, mutual respect and trust, while working towards win-win cooperation.

The three sides also agreed to establish a joint working group to implement the understandings reached during the meeting.