Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong calls on Minister Finance
Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. The Minister welcomed the Ambassador and highlighted about the long-standing and deep-rooted relations between the countries. Both sides discussed further strengthening the already existing friendly relations, particularly in the field of economy and finance.
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Nong Rong called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday at Finance Division .
The Finance Minister welcomed the Ambassador of Republic of China and highlighted about the long-standing and deep-rooted relations between both countries. It was shared that China and Pakistan have strong bilateral ties in a number of economic avenues.
Both sides discussed about further deepening these ties in economic as well as financial sectors. The Finance Minister expressed grief on the sad demise of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin and said that it is a great loss for China as well as Pakistan as Mr. Zemin was a great friend of Pakistan.
Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar highlighted about the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation program being undertaken by the current government. The Finance Minister commended the support of Chinese government in these hard times and shared that present government is taking various measures to protect the vulnerable segment of the society. It was also shared that government of Pakistan has realistic plan for dealing with any upcoming expenditures regarding reconstruction and rehabilitation program in of flood affected areas. The Finance Minister further apprised the Chinese Ambassador that the Government remains committed to completing the IMF program while meeting all external debt repayments on time.
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