Chinese Ambassador Calls on Prime Minister

ISLAMABAD:

Report by Muhammad Saleem .    Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Mr. Jiang Zaidong called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House on Monday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Syed Tauqir Shah, and Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch were also present during the meeting.
The Prime Minister conveyed his warm regards and greetings to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. He reaffirmed the Pakistan-China All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, fondly recalling his visit to China in May this year. He said both sides would continue working closely to implement the important decisions and agreements reached between the leadership of the two countries, for the mutual benefit of their peoples.
The regional situation, including developments in the Middle East, Afghanistan and South Asia, also came under discussion during the meeting.
The Chinese Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for receiving him and said that China regarded Pakistan as an “iron brother,” reaffirming Beijing’s full support in ensuring Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its commitment to strengthening Pakistan’s socio-economic development.