According to a statement from the President’s House, President Asif Ali Zardari held a two -way meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Lee Kiang in Beijing on Thursday, according to a statement from the President’s House, Pakistan China’s strategic co -operative partnership. He determined to strengthen.
The development came with President Zardari’s ongoing visit to China as well as a delegation consisting of senior ministers. A day ago, he met Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two sides noted the “positive pace” of their bilateral relations.
According to the statement, during his meeting with the Chinese Prime Minister, President Zardari “highlighted the cooperation of all the weather strategy of China-Pakistan, which is raised by the leaders of the two countries.”
He reaffirmed his commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations, emphasizing a timely, deep root and sustainable partnership between the two countries.
Zardari also talked about the important role of the China -Pakistan Economic Transit (CPEC) in promoting regional relations and economic growth and praised China’s continued support for Pakistan’s development agenda. “
Beijing has more than $ 65 billion in road, infrastructure and development projects under the CPEC as part of the Belt and Road Scheme, called the “Lifeline” for the country’s economy. In December 2024, Islamabad and Beijing decided to focus on the CPEC with recent promises.
The statement added that “the two sides discussed high quality development under CPEC 2.0, which focused on deepening cooperation in the fields of renewable energy, science and technology, infrastructure, and agriculture. The joint progress and joint prosperity can be further enhanced. “
He also discussed opportunities to enhance trade and economic cooperation through business business (B2B) and private sector contacts.
“The two sides indicated the importance of expanding people and cultural exchanges to build people and cultural exchanges for the construction of a close China -Pakistan community in the new era,” the statement said.
President Zardari’s visit to China has come just days after the Chinese Foreign Office (FO) rejects the “baseless and baseless” allegations when China’s interior minister Mohsen Naqvi attended a program in the United States. Pakistan’s commitment to the policies was targeted.
Naqvi allegedly made a diplomatic memorandum to China’s unconstitutional and US -based US -based new federal state, China, to participate in a program organized by China, a major alliance of China’s ruling Communist Party, a major alliance of Pakistan. Supports the overthrow.
Later, a number of statements were issued by Pakistani officials and the FO, which endorsed relations with China.
