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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, left, holds talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, front on right, at Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, on Friday. Yang is on a two-day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani officials regarding the bilateral issues. AP
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