BEIJING (Dunya News) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has noted that the China-Pakistan friendship has stood the test of time, and the all-weather strategic partnership remains unbreakable
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning stated this during a regular briefing while responding to a question regarding Yi’s recent visit to Pakistan.
She said the Chinese foreign minister met with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and co-chaired the sixth round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue together with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
Mao Ning said the strategic cooperation between the two countries is “significant to our common development and regional peace and stability”.
“China and Pakistan have been at the forefront in building a community with a shared future in the neighborhood. China will work with Pakistan to follow the guidance of the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen traditional friendship, strengthen strategic communication, jointly develop CPEC 2.0, and build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.”
China and Pakistan will always render each other high-level trust and support, focus on development and mutual benefit, safeguard security and deliver for the people, coordinate and collaborate and jointly respond to challenges, she added.
The spokesperson said the Yi’s visit to Pakistan is the last leg of Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s three-nation trip to South Asia.
South Asian countries are China’s close neighbors, and hold an important position in building a community with a shared future with our neighbors.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi noted that the 21st century should be an era of faster development and revitalization for Asia and particularly South Asia.
“A peaceful, stable and prosperous South Asia serves the interests of all and is what people hope to see. China and South Asian countries are natural partners and enjoy ample space for cooperation. China is committed to fostering an amicable, secure and prosperous neighborhood, and upholds the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness and the vision of a shared future in developing relations with neighboring countries. China remains committed to pursuing mutual respect, accommodation, trust and success with South Asian countries.”