ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen M Mazari on Tuedsay called for developing a community of powers than just have an economic bloc adding that if China and Russia come into our cooperative framework, then
US unilaterally imposed sanctions can be countered. She said "it is the right time to move towards creating a sense of community
of power because the political motivation is strong right now and with the strong political motivation, we can move forward to create an economic bloc."
She emphasized on joint efforts for progress and economic stability of the region adding that security was an important prerequisite for peace and stability in the region.
She stated this during the inaugural session of the seminar titled “Strategic Economic Bloc of Golden Ring Countries for Regional Peace and Economic Security’ organized by GREF at PIPS, according to a press release.
Dr Mazari discussed the concept of a New Strategic Economic Bloc of China-Iran-Pakistan-Russia and Turkey, the Golden Ring Bloc, for regional security and economic stability.
Addressing the audience, Dr Mazari said that "one of the problems which we are confronting right now is the US sanctions on Iran." She pointed out that unlike previous sanctions, theses US sanctions on Iran have no real basis in international law.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari said that "if China and Russia come into our cooperative framework, then I see no reason, why the US unilaterally imposed sanctions, cannot be countered."
She said with the one belt one road initiative, skeletal infrastructure has already been created. "CPEC is an example of it," she added.
Human Rights Minister Dr Mazari further said that "Russia is now re-defining itself and hoped that Russia will come forward and play its due role."
She said "We don’t want to see just transactional relationship but to move forward and develop a community of powers, where you have sense of community and cooperate in areas beyond the economic issue areas."
She said, "Let us have a wider vision than just an economic bloc and move forward, eventually having this vision of developing a community of powers, which is much needed."
Dr Mazari said Prime Minister Imran Khan during his recent visit to Iran, categorically stated that "in the long run we see it a strategic partnership emerging between Iran, Turkey and Pakistan and we have the history also of RCD."
She said "with the One Belt and One Road initiative, China now becomes an integral part of any sort of cooperative framework that we may envisage in our region."
She said EU primarily was an economic bloc but in fact the European coal and steel community which in the Room Treaty, was the origins of the EU began because of political compulsions.
She said that actually it was the political compulsion that pushed countries to form economic blocs. Dr Mazari said "EU is only the organization which we can call it a supernatural body emerged opposed to World War II."
She added when member countries give up their sovereignty in different issue areas that laws they have formed take precedent over their national laws and countries have to re-adjust their laws in accordance with the laws that EU passes.
Talking about the Golden Ring Economic Bloc, she suggested that "we look it more as I have always referred to as community of power. Cooperation between countries can be open and much wider," she added.
Dr Mazari said wider and more substantive long term community of power can be created and "this is a potential that we have now
for creating it and hoped that beyond debate we will start to involve decision makers into moving towards this objective."
Besides, Maj Gen (R) Anis Ahmad Bajwa, Chairman GREF, Hasnain Reza Mirza President GREF, Zafarullah Khan, Executive Director of Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services and others also spoke
on the occasion.
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