Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan and China have agreed to upgrade their bilateral and strategic partnership to new levels.

He was addressing a joint press conference along with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, after holding third session of the foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue in Chengdu.

Expressing satisfaction over the ever-growing bilateral ties between Pakistan and China, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said both countries are trusted friends and nothing could come between them.

About situation in Afghanistan, he said Pakistan and China are on the same page, share same objectives and their interests converge over Afghanistan.

The Foreign Minister said Pakistan and China, being immediate neighbours of Afghanistan, feel that they have more at stakes and must play an interactive role in the future to achieve peace and stability in that country.

He said we want to have broad based all-inclusive government decided by the people of Afghanistan and their leadership through negotiations.

He regretted that certain people have been harsh in statements but in the larger interest of peace and stability of the region, Pakistan showed restraint.

The Foreign Minister said they forcefully condemned the cowardly Dasu attack. He said we are one and will not allow any element to sabotage our ever-growing partnership.