ISLAMABAD: China, Pakistan and Iran held their first trilateral meeting on counter-terrorism in Beijing on Wednesday, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement.
The delegations held detailed discussions on the regional security situation, particularly the threat of terrorism faced by the region.
“Based on the outcome of these consultations, they decided to institutionalize the Trilateral Consultations on counter terrorism and security for which further details will be worked out,” the Pakistani FO said.
A statement by the Chinese foreign ministry said the three countries had "in-depth" exchanges on the regional counter-terrorism situation, and decided to hold the meeting on a regular basis.
Abdul Hameed, director general of counter terrorism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led Pakistan’s delegation while the Chinese delegation was headed by Bai Tian, director general of the Department of External Security Affairs at the Chinese foreign ministry. The Iranian delegation was led by assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, Seyed Rasoul Mosavi.
The FO said Hameed and Mosavi also called on Assistant Foreign Minister of China Nong Rong.
Last month, Pakistan had also held trilateral talks with China and Afghanistan in Islamabad.
