Pakistan has the potential to act as a bridge between the United States and China, said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during an interview with German television on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
“Going forward we’d like to see ourselves as a country that can bridge that gap rather than sort of increase that division,” the PPP chairman said.
Bilawal highlighted Pakistan’s long-standing role in fostering diplomatic ties between nations and stressed that some nations were taking advantage of the competitive situation between Washington and Beijing.
“There are some countries who are profiting or benefiting from the fact that these two countries, the United States and China increasingly competitive but Pakistan has been in a different position,” he said.Play Video
He also expressed optimism about the prospect of improving ties with India, stating that peace with the rival country, or at the very least trade, was possible.
Speaking about US President Donald Trump, Bilawal described him as a “dealmaker” and suggested that Pakistan could successfully engage with him.
Last week the former foreign minister also addressed Pakistan’s internal political landscape, attributing the youth’s disillusionment with politics to former Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was talking to the media in Munich on Saturday.
