Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met separately with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Tuesday in a step that highlights Pakistan’s carefully formed approach and seek mutually advantageous bonds with all great power.
Shehbaz is in China, where he participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit Plus. His meeting with President Xi and President Putin, the two powerful leaders in the world, took place in a matter of hours.
In the morning, Prime Minister Shehbaz, who joined Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister of the Interior Mohsin Naqvi, Minister of Information Atta Tarar as well as the army chief, a detailed meeting with President XI and his delegation.
The meeting, which took place in the large hall for the People of Beijing, was seen as significant on the basis of the ongoing geostrategic development as Pakistan’s relations with the United States have undergone a significant shift in recent months, while Washington-New Delhi tape has undergone a significant shift at the same time, while Washington-New Delhi-tape hit the bottom.
Based on this, India is trying to reset the tapes with China, and on the other hand, there is mumbling that Pakistan’s proximity to the United States can throw a shadow on Islamabad-Beijing collaboration. But Tuesday’s meeting brushed these speculation aside.
During the meeting, both sides confirmed their Ironclad partnership and promised to further elaborate on their cooperation. Prime Minister Shehbaz continued to say that no one could shake the strong bond between Pakistan and China.
An official reading from China’s Foreign Ministry said President XI noted that China and Pakistan share an elastic bond, a brotherly bond and also a bond built on trust and common values - an iron -clad friendship that was forged through historical twists and turns and has grown ever stronger over time.
“As the once in a century transformations are taking place faster around the world, a robust China-Pakistan relationship is crucial to regional peace and development,” noted President XI, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
XI said the two sides should accelerate the construction of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a common future in the new era to provide greater benefits for the two people and give an example to build a society with a common future among neighboring countries. XI emphasized that China supports Pakistan in maintaining unity, focusing on development and improving national strength.
China is ready to work with Pakistan to build China-Pakistan Financial Corridor 2.0 and upgrade China-Pakistan free trade agreement and increase cooperation in industries, agriculture and mining aimed at increasing Pakistan’s home-waxed capacity for development.
China supports Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism and hope Pakistan will take solid and effective measures to ensure the security and security of Chinese staff, projects and institutions in Pakistan to create a safe environment for bilateral cooperation.
The two sides will strengthen strategic communication, implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, address common challenges and maintain international justice and justice.
Shehbaz congratulated China with the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s resistance war against Japanese aggression and noted that the Communist Party of China’s central role in the global fight against fascism changed the course of both China and the world.
“The iron-clad Pakistan-China friendship has taken root in the heart of the over 200 million Pakistani people, and every generation will remember China’s selfless support,” he said. “No force can shake this unbreakable bond.”
The Prime Minister declared that China, under President XI’s great leadership, has achieved a remarkable economic and social progress, lifted the Chinese people out of poverty and improved people’s well -being.
At the same time, China also shares opportunities with other developing countries through the belt and road cooperation, earns global recognition and wins people’s hearts and minds.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is unreasonably committed to the principle of ‘one-China’ and looks forward to strengthening friendly ties to China and promoting cooperation in various areas to ensure sustained progress in the relationship between Pakistan and China.
“Pakistan will leave any stones that have not turned to protect Chinese staff, projects and institutions in the country. The global government initiative proposed by President XI is of great importance to global peace, development and stability. Pakistan fully supports and will actively promote this initiative,” according to the Prime Minister.
When he took advantage of the opportunity, the prime minister renewed his most cordial invitation to President Xi Jinping to make an official visit to Pakistan next year, where both countries would celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz and his other members of the Delegation met Russian President Putin. During the meeting, Shehbaz noted that both countries made sincere efforts to promote bilateral ties, especially in trade and trade.
As a result of these efforts, bilateral trade witnessed a significant increase last year. He emphasized that Pakistan’s import of oil from Russia contributed to this growth. The Prime Minister expressed confidence that Pakistan-Russia’s connections were on an upward course and moved in the right direction.
He mentioned that the two nations have signed protocols to improve cooperation in key sectors such as agriculture, iron and steel, energy and transport.
In his remarks, Russian President Putin said Pakistan has always been and remains a traditional partner in Russia in Asia. He emphasized the importance of expanding trade between the two countries.
President Putin also noted that Pakistan and Russia were cooperating at the Inter-parliamentary level and on international platforms. He expanded the invitation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to attend the upcoming SCO leader of the government meeting, which planned in Moscow in November.
The Prime Minister accepted the invitation. President Putin also conveyed his heartfelt compassion to the population of Pakistan over the losses caused by the recent floods.
While in China, Shehbaz will join several other world leaders to participate in the largest ever military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s resistance war against Japanese aggression and the world’s anti-fascist war on Wednesday (today).
