Pakistan to skip US democracy summit
Decision becomes complicated as US invites Taiwan, but not China and Turkey
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Decision becomes complicated as US invites Taiwan, but not China and Turkey
Pakistan, the closest ally of China, has decided to skip the Democracy Summit that begins in Washington on Tuesday, opting instead to engage with the US bilaterally to strengthen democratic values, the Foreign Office here said.
Pakistan, the closest ally of China, has decided to skip the Democracy Summit that begins in Washington on Tuesday, opting instead to engage with the US bilaterally to strengthen democratic values, the foreign office in Islamabad said.
China and Turkiye have not been invited to the virtual summit. Pakistan's participation in the summit has been a subject of intense debate for some time now
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says we value our friendship with the US. She said under the Biden Administration, this relationship has widened and expanded substantially.