PR No.93
‘FRIENDSHIP TREE’ PLANTED AT CHINESE EMBASSY COMPOUND AS PART OF 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAKISTAN-CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Islamabad: April 13, 2021

Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and Chinese Ambassador His Excellency Nong Rong planted a Friendship Tree, today, at the Chinese Embassy Compound, as part of ongoing celebrations to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations. The 70th Anniversary celebrations were jointly initiated by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a virtual ceremony held on 2 March 2021. Both sides have planned a wide range of activities, spread throughout the year, to mark this historic milestone and celebrate the evolution of Pakistan-China friendship that has, over seven decades, transformed into a time-tested “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”, despite vicissitudes of times and changes in the international and regional situation. Plantation of the evergreen Deodar tree – which is also the national tree of Pakistan – depicted the spirit of Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership. Both sides reiterated commitment to celebrate the 70th Anniversary in a befitting manner.
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