On Aug. 10 Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister spoke by phone with Iran’s foreign minister to exchange views on regional and international developments, focusing on recent regional developments and efforts to promote peace and stability. Pakistan briefed Iran on the main terms of the Mecca joint defense pact recently signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, saying the agreement aims to deepen strategic cooperation and contribute to regional peace and security. Iran’s foreig

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Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and six other departments issued a plan to build a national service‑trade innovation demonstration zone. The plan aims to attract AI R&D centers, open‑source platforms and joint labs. It calls for expanding cross‑border invocation of computing power and base large models and explicitly supports export of model products, including intelligent agents and multimodal generation systems. The plan encourages embodied‑intelligence and smart‑terminal firms to roll out full‑lifecycle service models and promotes AI adoption in healthcare, education and professional services. It also backs hosting the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and global developer events, accelerating a World AI Cooperation Organization headquarters, designating Pudong as an AI innovation application pilot zone, and supporting Xuhui district’s “Mosu Space” large‑model innovation community. The plan includes exploring a global AI governance framework.