ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has said that all the
diplomatic channels are open to US and are heading towards right
direction.
He said this while addressing a book-launching
ceremony of a Chinese writer book and later talking to media men here
Wednesday.
He said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has given
an important policy statement in New York. Pakistan wanted positive and
constructive relations with the US, he added.
He underlined
that Pakistan was a responsible country and was fully alive to its
responsibilities. “We want an atmosphere of peace and security prevail
in all neighbouring countries. We want peace and stability in the
region. We are endeavouring to play our role with reference to
Afghanistan”, he remarked. Expansion in cooperation and friendship with
China was cornerstone of Pakistan foreign policy, he observed.
Addressing
the ceremony, he said Pak-China friendship was matchless and it stands
immortalized. “We are eager to further bolstering economic ties with
China”, he added.
Lauding the literary effort made by Chinese author Salman Bashir said he was friend of Pakistan.
Former
foreign secretary Akram Zaki said that Pakistan’s romance with US had
always remained victim to bitterness. If we accept US pressure then it
will mount more pressure on us, he cautioned. Media should more focus
on Pak-China relations than US, he stressed.
Mushahid Hussain
Syed said that there was complete unanimity of views between Pakistan
political leadership and army with regard to China. He held China had
always supported Pakistan openly in every critical juncture of time. Online
