Wang Yi met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar ibn Abdullah.
On the evening of July 16, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar in Shanghai, who was in China to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
Wang Yi welcomed Dahl’s special trip to China to attend the conference and sign the agreement on the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization on behalf of the Pakistani government. He stated that Pakistan’s accession is in line with the long-term interests of Pakistan and its people, and injects new contemporary meaning into the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between China and Pakistan. Artificial intelligence is a new frontier in technological development. As a responsible major country, China, together with like-minded countries, is promoting the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to build international consensus, advance pragmatic cooperation, strengthen capacity building, and ensure that all countries, especially those in the Global South, benefit equally from the wave of intelligentization, thus preventing an intelligent divide in the world. China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Pakistan to promote the beneficial and inclusive development of artificial intelligence, contribute to economic growth in developing countries, and drive global scientific and technological innovation.
Wang Yi stated that China and Pakistan trust and support each other, and that bilateral relations are in line with their common interests and have always been at the forefront of the times. Both sides should work together to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen political mutual trust, advance cooperation in key areas, solidify counter-terrorism and security safeguards, and accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future.
Darl wished the World Artificial Intelligence Conference a complete success, stating that the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is a great initiative by China, of great significance to the future of humanity and the Global South, and has won widespread praise from the international community, fully demonstrating China’s responsibility as a major power. Pakistan is honored to be a founding member of the organization and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China in the field of artificial intelligence. Pakistan is willing to do its utmost to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, institutions, and projects in Pakistan and promote the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan cherishes the ironclad friendship between Pakistan and China and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in various fields to continuously advance the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China