On 22 October 2004, on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Alma Ata, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met with his Thai counterpart Surakiat, Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar and Deputy Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah.

The foreign ministers of China and Thailand gave positive comments on bilateral relations and exchanged opinions on regional issues of common concern.

Minister Bakhtiar once again conveyed his profound condolences to the loss of Chinese engineer Wang Peng. Li expressed his hope that the Pakistani side took effective measures to guarantee the safety of Chinese citizens in Pakistan. The two sides stressed that they would consolidate and develop the traditional friendship between the two countries and fight terrorism together.

Abdullah briefed Li on Israel-Palestine situation and thanked the Chinese people for their support and help to the just cause of the Palestinian people.