President Zardari, Xi Jinping vow deeper cooperation in high-level talks in Beijing
President Asif Ali Zardari met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during his five-day visit from February 4 to 8. The leaders discussed key areas of cooperation, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), regional connectivity, and security. Emphasizing the high-quality development of CPEC’s second phase, they explored collaboration in science and technology, renewable energy, infrastructure, and agriculture. Both sides reaffirmed strategic mutual trust as the foundation of their ties and highlighted the importance of institutional linkages, including parliamentary exchanges. Zardari also paid tribute to China’s national heroes at the Monument to People’s Heroes in Beijing.
China’s President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday, state-run Xinhua News reported. Zardari is currently on a five-day visit to China, running from Feb. 4 to 8.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, including the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), regional connectivity, and security cooperation. Earlier, Zardari met with Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress. The two sides discussed the “high-quality” development of the second phase of the CPEC, with a particular emphasis on promoting cooperation in science and technology, renewable energy, infrastructure and agriculture sectors, said a statement from Zardari’s office.
They described CPEC as a “shining example” of people-centric development, with its focus on win-win cooperation, shared benefits and common prosperity. The two sides discussed the opportunities to strengthen institutional linkages, including through parliamentary exchanges and participation in the CPEC Political Parties Joint Consultative Mechanism, to further solidify the bilateral cooperation. They also underlined strategic mutual trust as the cornerstone of the China-Pakistan relationship and emphasized the importance of continued high-level exchanges to further deepen the ongoing practical cooperation.
The two sides also discussed the high-quality development of CPEC 2.0, with a particular emphasis on promoting cooperation in science & technology, renewable energy, infrastructure and agriculture sectors. They described CPEC as a shining example of people-centric development, with its focus on win-win cooperation, shared benefits and common prosperity. The two sides discussed the opportunities to strengthen institutional linkages, including through parliamentary exchanges and participation in the CPEC Political Parties Joint Consultative Mechanism, to further solidify the bilateral cooperation.
Zardari also visited the Monument to People’s Heroes in Beijing to pay tribute to the national heroes.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Zhao Leji discuss bilateral ties
President Asif Ali Zardari met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People’…
President Zardari, Xi Jinping vow deeper cooperation in high-level talks in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in …
