PM Imran, Chinese President discuss matters of mutual interest
Pakistan
PM Imran, Chinese President discuss matters of mutual interest
BEIJING (Dunya News) – Prime Minster Pakistan Imran Khan on Sunday met President China Xi Jinping and reviewed the regional bilateral cooperation in meeting. The PM also invited Chinese president to visit the country.
As per the notification, PM Khan called on the president and the exchange of mutual support to the Iron brother was ensured. Both the leaders agreed to share the mutual resources to ensure mutual success.
The prime minister thanked the Chinese government for support and assistance to Pakistan in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and timely supply of vaccines.
Imran Khan appreciated the transformational impact of CPEC on Pakistan’s infrastructure, energy, socio-economic development and improvement in livelihoods of the people. He underlined that Pakistan was committed to high quality development of CPEC through its mutually reinforcing industrial, trade, health, digital and green corridors..
During the meeting, the Prime Minister briefed President Xi Jinping on his government s policies for sustainable development, industrial development, agricultural modernization and regional connectivity.
The PM said that Pakistan has benefited a lot from the high quality development of CPEC while the Prime Minister shared his views with President Xi Jinping on the growing polarization in the world.
Increasing polarization in the world poses serious threats to global development and developing countries
Climate change, epidemics and growing inequality are insurmountable challenges; these challenges can only be addressed with the cooperation of all nations in accordance with the United Nations Charter.
The Hindutva mentality of the RSS, oppression of minorities in India is a threat to regional peace and stability while the rapid militancy in India is undermining regional stability.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday reviewed the entire gamut of Pakistan-China bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, in a warm and cordial atmosphere.
Both leaders held a meeting at the Great Hall of People. This was the first meeting of the two leaders since the Prime Minister’s visit to China in October 2019.
The prime minister underscored that China was Pakistan’s steadfast partner, staunch supporter and ‘Iron Brother’.
The all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China had withstood the tests of times and the two nations firmly stood side by side in realizing their visions and shared aspirations of peace, stability, development and prosperity, he added.
The prime minister briefed president Xi on people-centered geo-economics vision and his government’s policies for Pakistan’s sustained growth, industrial development, agricultural modernization, and regional connectivity.
He lauded China’s continued support and assistance to Pakistan’s socio-economic development which had greatly benefitted from the high-quality development of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Prime Minister Khan welcomed increased Chinese investments in CPEC’s Phase-II which centered on industrialization and improving people’s livelihoods.
He shared his views with president Xi on growing polarization in the world which threatened unraveling of global developmental gains, and posed serious risks to the developing countries.
He highlighted that insurmountable challenges like climate change, health pandemics and growing inequalities could only be tackled through unqualified cooperation of all nations in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
In this regard, he lauded president Xi’s visionary Belt and Road and Global Development Initiatives which called for collective action for sustainable development and win-win outcomes.
The prime minister highlighted that the atrocities being perpetrated in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and the persecution of minorities in India in advancing the Hindutva mindset of RSS-BJP, was a threat to regional peace and stability.
He said that the rapid militarization of India was undermining regional stability.
Prime minister Khan highlighted that partnership between Pakistan and China was an anchor for peace and stability in the region and thanked China for its unwavering support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and national development.
He also reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support to China on all issues of its core interest.
Both leaders acknowledged that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan would promote economic development and connectivity in the region and called on the international community to promptly assist the Afghan people in averting a humanitarian catastrophe.
Both leaders appreciated the signing of a number of agreements covering industrial cooperation, space cooperation, and vaccine cooperation.
The two leaders reaffirmed their resolve to building of the Pakistan-China community for shared future in the new era.
Prime minister Imran Khan congratulated the leadership and people of China on successful hosting of the 24th Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and extended his best wishes on the Chinese Lunar New Year.
He also renewed his invitation to President Xi Jinping to undertake a visit to Pakistan at his early convenience.
A day earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan also met with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Saturday.
PM Imran was accompanied by the Minister for Finance; Minister for Planning, Reform and Special Initiatives; Minister for Information and Broadcasting and senior officials.
Congratulating Premier Li for organizing Beijing Winter Olympics, the Prime Minister highlighted that strategic ties between Pakistan and China served the fundamental interests of the two countries and were a factor of peace and stability in the region. He added that successful celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations held last year injected a new impetus to bilateral friendship.
The prime minister thanked the Chinese government for support and assistance to Pakistan in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and timely supply of vaccines.
Imran Khan appreciated the transformational impact of CPEC on Pakistan’s infrastructure, energy, socio-economic development and improvement in livelihoods of the people. He underlined that Pakistan was committed to high quality development of CPEC through its mutually reinforcing industrial, trade, health, digital and green corridors.
He shared with Premier Li the measures taken by the government to provide policy guidance and support for enhanced Chinese investments in the CPEC SEZs and Special Technology Zones, and for safety and security of Chinese nationals, projects and institutions in Pakistan.
