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Jamali mentions Kashmir at Boao Regional Conference
Beijing, Apr 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali today mentioned Kashmir among issues that were of utmost concern, saying the world was facing the danger of terrorism and regional conflicts while old disputes remain unresolved.
Beijing, Apr 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali today mentioned Kashmir among issues that were of utmost concern, saying the world was facing the
danger of terrorism and regional conflicts while old disputes remain unresolved.
"Of utmost concern is the globalisation of terror, unresolved crisis in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Korean Peninsula as well as the long-standing questions of occupation of Palestine and Kashmir," Jamali said in his keynote speech on the opening day of the second annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia in Boao City in the island province of Hainan.
"We are going through a difficult phase. Today we face the danger of terrorism and new regional conflicts while old disputes remain unresolved," he said at the two-day conference.
He stressed that economic development was essential for peace and stability in the region. "Collective efforts are required to ensure that no region, especially in our continent suffer economic regression and decline," Jamali said.
He also mentioned the holding of the Saarc Summit in Islamabad in January which proposed the establishment of South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).
This, he said was a significant milestone towards mutually-beneficial economic cooperation in South Asia. It will bring to the fore the huge market potential of South Asia, which if properly connected to the rich energy resources of West Asia and a fast developing East Asia, would make Asia a global economic force, Jamali said.
Jamali, who also had a one-to-one meeting with the Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the meeting, said that China's fast-paced development was a source of strength for Asia.
China's great transformation and spectacular economic rise is undoubtedly a source of strength not only for Pakistan but the entire Asia and Pacific region, he said.
He also mentioned that Pakistan and China are moving away from preferential tariff trade regime to free trade area (FTA) mechanism and also developing a vibrant relationship between the private sectors of the two countries.
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"We are going through a difficult phase. Today we face the danger of terrorism and new regional conflicts while old disputes remain unresolved," he said at the two-day conference.
He stressed that economic development was essential for peace and stability in the region. "Collective efforts are required to ensure that no region, especially in our continent suffer economic regression and decline," Jamali said.
He also mentioned the holding of the Saarc Summit in Islamabad in January which proposed the establishment of South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).
This, he said was a significant milestone towards mutually-beneficial economic cooperation in South Asia. It will bring to the fore the huge market potential of South Asia, which if properly connected to the rich energy resources of West Asia and a fast developing East Asia, would make Asia a global economic force, Jamali said.
Jamali, who also had a one-to-one meeting with the Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the meeting, said that China's fast-paced development was a source of strength for Asia.
China's great transformation and spectacular economic rise is undoubtedly a source of strength not only for Pakistan but the entire Asia and Pacific region, he said.
He also mentioned that Pakistan and China are moving away from preferential tariff trade regime to free trade area (FTA) mechanism and also developing a vibrant relationship between the private sectors of the two countries.
Bureau Report