BEIJING – Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on Saturday underscored the commitment for boosting all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” for shared future.
The prime minister, who is visiting China from 2-5 November on his first official visit, held a bilateral meeting with Keqiang in Beijing. The meeting was marked by traditional warmth, mutual understanding and trust.
During the meeting, Chinese premier congratulated Khan on his successful election as the prime minister and expressed his desire to work closely with him to further strengthen the “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” for a shared future.
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In response, the Pakistani premier thanked the Chinese counterpart Premier Li for the warm hospitality and reaffirmed the message of the strong strategic partnership between Pakistan and China.
The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the multi-faceted bilateral cooperative relations. They reiterated their resolve to continue to deepen the relationship and explore new avenues for practical collaboration.
Both sides expressed satisfaction at the progress of CPEC, which is a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The two leaders expressed complete confidence on the importance and future development of CPEC.
They expressed confidence that the process of industrial development of Pakistan will accelerate with the launch of Special Economic Zones and industrial parks.
Sharing his vision of ‘Naya Pakistan’, the prime minister congratulated Keqiang on the successful anti-corruption drive, poverty alleviation, and modernization of China based on innovation and IT. He added that China’s phenomenal success in the last 40 years that resulted in socio-economic uplift of the people offers a great example for developing countries.
The two leaders expressed their commitment to maintaining close engagement on issues of regional and global importance. They agreed that the relationship has withstood the test of time, notwithstanding changes in domestic, regional and global situations.
The two leaders witnessed the signing of a number of Agreements and MoUs in the fields of agriculture, poverty reduction, forestry, law enforcement, and socio-economic development.
Premier Li also held a banquet in the honour of the Prime Minister and his entourage. The prime minister extended invitation to Premier Li Keqiang to visit Islamabad at his earliest convenience. The date of the visit will be finalized through diplomatic channels.
