‘Pakistan, China, Iran should create a community of shared prosperity’

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‘Pakistan, China, Iran should create a community of shared prosperity’

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Interior Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday suggested that Pakistan, China and Iran should create a community of shared prosperity in the region.

He was addressing an international conference on “Pakistan-China-Iran: A Trident of Regional Connectivity”, organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI).

“The age of geopolitics is over and the time has come for Pakistan to focus on geo-economics while looking for the regional options. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) envisages regional connectivity, therefore, we are looking forward to Iran for developing new infrastructure in the region and beyond,” the minister said. He added that Pakistan and Iran need to learn from China’s approach of reaping benefits by creating peace in the region.

Earlier, in his opening remarks, ISSI Chairman Ambassador Khalid Mahmood spoke about the goodwill that prevails among the three countries and said that the stage was set for them to achieve new milestones in the economy.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing chaired the first session, “Pakistan-China-Iran: Analysing the Prospects of Triangular Cooperation”.

In their presentation over the session, Research Fellow of Fudan University Shanghai Lin Minwang discussed the possibilities of the trilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Senior expert at the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) Tehran Ambassador Alireza Bikdeli emphasised that Pakistan and Iran must try to benefit from their neighbourhood position while keeping common development plans away from securitization.

Principal and Dean of National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Dr Ashfaque Hasan Khan suggested a two-pronged approach to cement the trilateral cooperation; facilitating the trident through constructing regional institutions and providing specific support to the least developed countries in the region.

Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost, chairing the second session on “Pakistan-China-Iran: Initiatives for Regional Connectivity”, opened the floor on a very positive note that regionalism was the key principle of Iranian foreign policy and it had much more to offer in energy market and transit trade to further this initiative.

Assistant Professor at the University of Tehran Dr Muhammad Jafar Javadi Arjmand put forth the idea of synergizing the three formidable forces – regionalism, economic diplomacy and multilateralism – to carry through the idea of the trident.

Vice President of China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), Beijing Dr Rong Ying touched upon the competing visions on the regional initiatives and proposed that the three countries should find effective means to avert any possibility of confrontation through consensus.

NUST Department of Government and Public Policy Head Dr Syed Riffat Hussain stressed the need for peace in Afghanistan as the key to success of CPEC or any other regional initiative.

ISSI Chairman Ambassador Khalid Mahmood chaired the third session, “Challenges to Trilateral Cooperation and The Way Forward.”

Head of the Centre for International Research and Education (CIRE), Tehran Dr Hadi Soleimanpour said that China needed to help Pakistan and Iran with an integrated and comprehensive plan.
Beijing’s Renmin University Institute of International Affairs Director Dr Wang Yiwei said that shared trinity encompasses shared interest, responsibility and destiny.

Ambassador Khalid Mahmood concluded the conference by thanking all the speakers and said the BRI and CPEC offered a lot of opportunities for the three countries, but those were contingent upon peace in Afghanistan.
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[Dalit]

Couldn’t have said it any better. There is too much at stake here. Regional countries will have to join hands.

 

[alphapak]

China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran should join hands and kick out
Americans from Afghanistan.

 

[BATMAN]

Remittances from middleast are the back bone of Pakistan's economy and currency from decades.

 

[Path-Finder]

things are moving at an astonishing fast pace. which is a very big surprise.

 

[nang2]

Iranians focus more on the west, not much on the east. It may take some time before they are willing to change.

 

[Hareeb]

Include Turkey in this venture. A train passing all way through China, picking up goods from SEZs Pakistan, passing through Iran to Turkey and then to Europe, a revival of ECO-Gul train.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Iranians focus more on the west, not much on the east. It may take some time before they are willing to change.

I agree with you. I love the Iranian people but there government suffers froma strange illness. They hate the West, they poke it, they provoke it, they threaten it, they are bitter rivals with it, they regualry talk of erasing the darling of the West ~ Israel but despite all this they can't wean themselves off the West. This is like those abused women syndrome. Despite all the abuse, despite knowing the husband is no good they go back to him, to get slapped around again. It's almost a strange addiction to getting slapped about and enjoying the pain.

With all the oil/gas Iran has. Will all the hatred it has for the West. The only option for Iran should be those countries that are most independant of the West and are able to weather Western pressure better than anybody else. They are Russia and China. And as China rises it's policy becomes increasingly even less subject to Western pressure. China offers a bi-polar world which a country like Iran should grab with both hands.

If Iran placed all it's "eggs" in Beijing that would create significant 'purchase' in Chinese policy. It would also contrast Iran nicely with Saudia Arabia which is a firm Trump/American ally. Look how KSA uses it's oil revenue to cement it's alliance with USA with the $100 billion defence deal with Americans. All this places KSA on the same side as USA/Israel all of whom sing to the anti Iran tune.

Given this Iran would I imagine naturally seek alliance to oppose this by creating a strategic relationship with China. Under this a trident would take root anchoring Iran and Pakistan to China. But alas Tehran likes to dance everywhere. It's like a guy who knows everybody but has not cultivated a single friendship it can depend on.

 

[Azadkashmir]

I agree with you. I love the Iranian people but there government suffers froma strange illness. They hate the West, they poke it, they provoke it, they threaten it, they are bitter rivals with it, they regualry talk of erasing the darling of the West ~ Israel but despite all this they can't wean themselves off the West. This is like those abused women syndrome. Despite all the abuse, despite knowing the husband is no good they go back to him, to get slapped around again. It's almost a strange addiction to getting slapped about and enjoying the pain.

With all the oil/gas Iran has. Will all the hatred it has for the West. The only option for Iran should be those countries that are most independant of the West and are able to weather Western pressure better than anybody else. They are Russia and China. And as China rises it's policy becomes increasingly even less subject to Western pressure. China offers a bi-polar world which a country like Iran should grab with both hands.

If Iran placed all it's "eggs" in Beijing that would create significant 'purchase' in Chinese policy. It would also contrast Iran nicely with Saudia Arabia which is a firm Trump/American ally. Look how KSA uses it's oil revenue to cement it's alliance with USA with the $100 billion defence deal with Americans. All this places KSA on the same side as USA/Israel all of whom sing to the anti Iran tune.

Given this Iran would I imagine naturally seek alliance to oppose this by creating a strategic relationship with China. Under this a trident would take root anchoring Iran and Pakistan to China. But alas Tehran likes to dance everywhere. It's like a guy who knows everybody but has not cultivated a single friendship it can depend on.

Do a cpec on charbar port tie china into this.

All three must move towards a nationalized home grown bank. A common currency gold and silver and barter trading. Oil for goods/service/transfer of tech program.

 

[Valar.]

I agree with you. I love the Iranian people but there government suffers froma strange illness. They hate the West, they poke it, they provoke it, they threaten it, they are bitter rivals with it, they regualry talk of erasing the darling of the West ~ Israel but despite all this they can't wean themselves off the West. This is like those abused women syndrome. Despite all the abuse, despite knowing the husband is no good they go back to him, to get slapped around again. It's almost a strange addiction to getting slapped about and enjoying the pain.

With all the oil/gas Iran has. Will all the hatred it has for the West. The only option for Iran should be those countries that are most independant of the West and are able to weather Western pressure better than anybody else. They are Russia and China. And as China rises it's policy becomes increasingly even less subject to Western pressure. China offers a bi-polar world which a country like Iran should grab with both hands.

If Iran placed all it's "eggs" in Beijing that would create significant 'purchase' in Chinese policy. It would also contrast Iran nicely with Saudia Arabia which is a firm Trump/American ally. Look how KSA uses it's oil revenue to cement it's alliance with USA with the $100 billion defence deal with Americans. All this places KSA on the same side as USA/Israel all of whom sing to the anti Iran tune.

Given this Iran would I imagine naturally seek alliance to oppose this by creating a strategic relationship with China. Under this a trident would take root anchoring Iran and Pakistan to China. But alas Tehran likes to dance everywhere. It's like a guy who knows everybody but has not cultivated a single friendship it can depend on.

Aryan Iran don't wanna hang out with non Aryans.

 

[Nanga Tarzan]

Include Turkey in this venture. A train passing all way through China, picking up goods from SEZs Pakistan, passing through Iran to Turkey and then to Europe, a revival of ECO-Gul train.

There is already a train running from China to London. So much for CPEC and your fantasies.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Aryan Iran don't wanna hang out with non Aryans.

Rubbish. Iran was far more "Aryan" pre-1979 during Shah's reign. Indeed the country then was ran by a narrow sliver of aristocrats many of who had Trans-Caucasus heritage. Even their names were often pure Persian. Post 1979 a more "Arab" influenced bunch took over and that continues today. Notice before 1979 Iran did not give flying crap about Arab Palestinians and was biggest ally of Israel in Middle East. Today Iranians can't think beyond Al-Quds.

I think Iran suffers from a complex. Because of the abuse it took they are paranoid of everybody. It's like a victim of mugging. They hear, see, smell a mugger on every corner. They just can't chill out with anybody.

 

[Valar.]

Rubbish. Iran was far more "Aryan" pre-1979 during Shah's reign. Indeed the country then was ran by a narrow sliver of aristocrats many of who had Trans-Caucasus heritage. Even their names were often pure Persian. Post 1979 a more "Arab" influenced bunch took over and that continues today. Notice before 1979 Iran did not give flying crap about Arab Palestinians and was biggest ally of Israel in Middle East. Today Iranians can't think beyond Al-Quds.

I think Iran suffers from a complex. Because of the abuse it took they are paranoid of everybody. It's like a victim of mugging. They hear, see, smell a mugger on every corner. They just can't chill out with anybody.

Old habits die hard Kaptaan bhai

 

[Taimoor Khan]

Remittances from middleast are the back bone of Pakistan's economy and currency from decades.

Problem with this old model is that ME and GCC in particular is under iron grip of America. Pakistan is now clearly, if not war path but going in opposite direction to American interests and ambitions. These remittance will become a liability in near future, we need to create more jobs within and that's where CPEC and regional integrity comes into picture.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

ME and GCC in particular is under iron grip of America.

A fact. Trump ~ MBS two buddies in the pod say it all.

Old habits die hard Kaptaan bhai

You might have a point.