Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday vowed to deepen bilateral ties and uphold multilateralism.
Carney voiced Canada's willingness to work with China to maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen cooperation in fields such as energy, finance, agriculture and fisheries, and keep consolidating the foundation of bilateral relations.
Canada supports China in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, he said, adding that Ottawa is ready to work with Beijing to jointly champion and practice multilateralism, so as to make positive contributions to global economic development and world peace and stability.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said facts have proven that a better China-Canada relationship serves the interests of both countries, meets the expectations of all parties, and represents the right choice for Canada, emphasizing that there are no clashes of fundamental interests between the two nations and there is enormous room for cooperation.
Wang said that both sides should uphold multilateralism, the international rule of law, and strategic autonomy, while actively supporting free trade and an open world economy.
Canada, China vow to strengthen bilateral ties, uphold multilateralism
Canada, China vow to strengthen bilateral ties, uphold multilateralism
Pakistan remains firmly committed to its longstanding position on the Palestinian question and will not seek normalization of ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state is established, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
According to Pakistani media reports, Dar made the remarks during a press conference at Pakistan's embassy in Washington after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
When asked whether U.S. President Donald Trump had dropped his calls for Muslim countries to join the Abraham Accords as part of a potential deal with Iran, Dar reiterated that Pakistan remains steadfast in its position on Palestine and Gaza.
Israel must move towards the establishment of a Palestinian state before there could be any change in Pakistan's stance towards Israel, he said.
Trump said in a social media post on Monday that he urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan to join the Abraham Accords and normalize ties with Israel during phone talks with their leaders last Saturday.
Pakistan has publicly rejected the proposal, while none of the other countries Trump listed has reacted to his demand.
A Saudi source told Al Arabiya TV on Monday that Saudi Arabia's position on the Palestinian question remains unchanged, affirming the need for "an irreversible pathway to a Palestinian state".
The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020 during Trump's first term, were established between the Israeli government and Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, aimed at rapidly advancing the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries.
The two-state solution envisions independent Palestinian and Israeli states coexisting peacefully. It is widely recognized by the international community as the only equitable way to resolve the Palestinian question.
Pakistani foreign minister reaffirms support for two-state solution to Palestinian question
