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ISLAMABAD : pakistan ruled out the possibility of sacrificing its relationship with china for the sake of improved relations with the United States , the foreign office said on Thursday , stressing that " pakistan doesn,t believe in zero-sum relationships''.
for us relations with the united states and relations with china are both important foreign office spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra baloch said at a weekly press briefing in a islamabad we do not belive in situations where relationship with one country can be sacrificed on the altar of relations with another "
Describing china as an all weather strategic cooperative partner of pakistan Ms Baloch said pakistan would continue to strengthen this relationship .AT the same time pakistan values its close relationship with the united states and believes in constructive engagement.
"we would like to develop this relationship on the basis of sovereign equality mutual respect and non- interference in each other,s domestic affairs, she said.
Ms baloch,s statement came after she was asked to comment on the $101 millions assistance that the biden administration sought from US Congress for pakistan a day ago and remark by Us diplomat Donald Lu that China is the past in terms of investment and we are the future the questioner also sought to know if the aid was being given with a pre- condition that china,s influence would be reduced in pakistan.
About the attack on the pakistani consulate in frankfurt, Ms baloch said pakistan has conveyed its concerns to the German government and is in discussions to ensure the protection of pakistan consular missions and diplomats .
"we will continue to take measures to ensure the protection of our missions and work with the host governments to ensure that our missions are safe from any attacks " she remarked.
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