China and Australia will keep open dialogue and look for areas of cooperation despite strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday after meeting China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday in Beijing as part of a nearly week-long trip intended to strengthen ties between the two nations.

Apart from his interaction with President Xi, FM Dar also met Kulubaev Zheenbek Moldokanovic, his counterpart from Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines, where both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the longstanding bilateral relationship and to enhancing collaboration across all areas of mutual interest.