On August 9, 2023, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong held the third China-Pakistan consultation on South Asian affairs with Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Ilyas Mehmood Nizami in Beijing. The two sides had a friendly and in-depth exchange of views on situations in the regions of South Asia and the Indian Ocean, and respective policies on South Asia, among others, and reached many consensuses. The two sides agreed to hold the next consultation in Pakistan.