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Terming Pak-China friendship as evergreen, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao assured consistent support to combat the difficulties facing Pakistan, saying that both the countries will continue to stand by each other in future, Dunya News reported Sunday. Addressing the joint session of the Parliament, Jiabao said Pakistan gave emergency aid to China when it faced great earthquake in 2008. Chinese public and army made it possible for the relief good to access to far-flung areas amidst recent flash floods in Pakistan. Wen Jiabao is the first Chinese top executive and 13th among world personalities to address the joint session of the Parliament. Pakistani people are a great nation and I feel at home here. Pak-china friendship is in our blood; this is an evergreen friendship, he stressed adding Pakistanis and Chinese are brothers.In all decisive moments Pakistan stood by China, he said adding China will help Pakistan in every thick and thin.He hoped that Pakistani people will come over the troubles facing it and the Sino government and people will stand by them to jointly brave these troubles away.Jiabao said Pak-China relations will get stronger as the time passes. The seventh anniversary of bilateral ties is about to come when the two countries will attempt to forge together constantly to help each other.Terrorism be not linked to a particular religion and dual standards should not be adopted in this connection, he said.On this occasion, Chinese PM pledged to give at least 500 scholarships to Pakistani students; China will conduct at least 2000 cataract operations. He said China will also offer 100 Pakistani people to opportunities to learn Chinese language. He also recalled a Pakistan saying, A good neighbor is Allahs blessing, and narrated a parallel China saying which says, Value your neighbor more than your relatives living far away. Later, while addressing the parliament, PM Gilani thanked the Chineses PM for addressing the joint session, acknowledging the deep-rooted friendship between both the countries. Pak-China friendship has been testified through years, and announced to celebrate 2011 as Pak-China Friendship Year. Out ties are very strong, the PM maintained. Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar, while addressing, said that Wens address would lead to new vistas of Pak-China friendship. Its a historical day; Pakistan would always prove itself an all-weather friend to China. The session commenced with the recitation of the holy signs from Glorious Quran. On this occasion, massive security arrangements were made avert any untoward incident.Earlier, Chairman Senate Farooq H Naik received the honorable guest on his arrival at the House to address the joint session. A four-point agenda has been set for the session.Later on, Speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza, who is currently presiding the joint session, presented the reception speech in honor of the Chinese Premier. She address the honorable guest, We attach great importance to your address today, as we want to hear a great visionary who earned laurels as great statesman. She said the address the of the third Chinese Prime Minister is a historic occasion.The parliament is proud to hear Chinese PM address it, she added wrapping her speech with Long Live Pak China Friendship. Chinese PM Jiabaos address to this joint session of parliament marks the wrap-up of three-day visit to Islamabad that concluded deals worth around 35 billion dollars. Jiabao left for China on Sunday after completing his three-day visit. The Chinese Premier and his delegation were seen off at the airport by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, members of the federal cabinet and other civil and military officials.
