Chinese Vice Foreign Minister affirms unbreakable Pakistan-China friendship amid global challenges
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong emphasized the unbreakable and enduring nature of the Pakistan-China friendship, highlighting their unwavering support for each other during challenging times and their commitment to collectively address global challenges. He affirmed that both countries’ leaderships are dedicated to nurturing this traditional friendship to promote regional peace. Sun Weidong underscored the deep-rooted strategic partnership between China and Pakistan, emphasizing its generational continuity and unshakeable strength. He highlighted cooperation in sectors like agriculture, industry, and transport, with a focus on marginalized regions. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was hailed as a pivotal project strengthening bilateral ties, attracting significant Chinese investment for infrastructure development and contributing substantially to Pakistan’s national and regional progress.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong Thursday termed Pakistan-China friendship ‘unbreakable’ and said that the two sides had always stood by each other in hard times and will continue act “collectively” to protect their mutual interest for tackle global challenges. “The leaderships of both sides are agree to continue the mutual understanding through supporting traditional friendship to promote peace in the region”, he said in an exclusive interview with PTV news channel.
He said China and Pakistan are unique and time-tested all-weather strategic cooperative partners, adding, the friendship between the two sides will be passed on from generation to generation and will not be shaken or changed.
He said Pakistan-China friendship is higher than mountains and strong than rocks.
Replying to a question, he said both the governments have decided to cooperate with each other and develop the agriculture, industry and transport sector.
Although, investment and cooperation will be expanded at the national level, marginalized and less-developed areas will get priority, he added.
He said that China and Pakistan were the most trustworthy good neighbors, good friends and good brothers to each other.
To another query, he replied that the recent visit of He Lifeng, the Chinese vice premier and special presidential envoy “reflects the importance” the two countries attached to deepen their bilateral ties further.
The CPEC has brought more billions of Chinese investment to Pakistan, establishing power plants, developing the strategically located deep-water Pakistani port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea and building transport infrastructure, he mentioned.
“Over the past decade, as an important pioneering project of the BRI, CPEC has achieved fruitful results and become a new benchmark for the friendship between China and Pakistan,” he added.
The CPEC projects “are flourishing all across Pakistan,” making a “tangible contribution” to the national development of the country and to regional connectivity as well, he mentioned.
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