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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday co-chaired the 7th round of the Pakistan&ndash;China Foreign Ministers&rsquo; Strategic Dialogue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, reaffirming the two countries&rsquo; commitment to their longstanding strategic partnership, Pakistan&rsquo;s Foreign Office said.&nbsp;According to the statement, the two sides reviewed &ldquo;the entire spectrum of Pakistan&ndash;China relations, including CPEC, trade, multilateral cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges,&rdquo; and also exchanged views on key regional and global developments.&nbsp;Both foreign ministers underscored the centrality of the &ldquo;All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership&rdquo; and reaffirmed that the Pakistan&ndash;China friendship remains vital for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and beyond, the statement said.&nbsp;&ldquo;They agreed to further enhance coordination at bilateral and multilateral fora,&rdquo; it added.&nbsp;The dialogue also marked a significant diplomatic milestone, with both sides &ldquo;befittingly celebrat[ing] the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan&ndash;China diplomatic relations,&rdquo; according to the statement.&nbsp;Earlier in the day, Dar held talks with China&rsquo;s Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing. &ldquo;The two sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to further deepening the Pakistan&ndash;China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership,&rdquo; the statement said, adding that &ldquo;Vice Premier Ding appreciated Pakistan&rsquo;s consistent support to China on issues of core interest.&rdquo;&nbsp;Dar is visiting Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.&nbsp;He was received on arrival by China&rsquo;s Special Representative on Afghanistan Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, Pakistan&rsquo;s Ambassador to China, and officials of the Pakistani Embassy.&nbsp;Pakistan and China maintain close strategic, political, economic, defense and cultural ties, with both countries coordinating closely on regional and international issues and supporting each other&rsquo;s core interests at multilateral forums.

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Islamabad says Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi discuss regional and global issues while reaffirming the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

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In Beijing, Dar holds talks to deepen Pakistan-China cooperation