Research centre established to promote Pakistan-China cooperation

Islamabad: A special event “A Journey to China, A Bond of Brotherhood: An Exchange Event Between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Its Pakistani Iron-Clad Friends was held here on Sunday at a local hotel.

It was hosted by Pakistan-China Economic & Cultural Council (PCECC) on occasion of the visit of Mr. Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC).

The event also marked the inauguration of the Pakistan-China Research Center for Party and State Governance, celebrating the enduring friendship and strategic partnership between Pakistan and China.

Prominent among those who were present on the occasion included Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, Governor KPK Faisal Karim Kundi and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong.

The Chinese Minister noted, over the 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China and Pakistan have stood side by side through thick and thin, setting an example of political mutual trust, mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, friendship between the two peoples and multilateral coordination between countries with different ideologies and systems.

He said he has highly impressed by warm welcome extended to him since his arrival in Pakistan. Both countries needed to enhance their mutual exchanges at various levels.

He also underlined the importance of setting the Research center in Pakistan. He called for close cooperation and exchanges among all the political parties and other socio-economic groups of the two countries.

Since the beginning of the new era, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Pakistani leaders, the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership has been continuously deepened, advancing steadily toward the goal of building a China-Pakistan community with a shared future, he added.