President Mamnoon Hussain has expressed the hope that China’s sincere efforts will bring permanent peace and stability in the region and Pakistan will continue to fully cooperate with China in this regard.
The President said this while talking to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who called on him with his delegation at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Sunday. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong, and Chinese Special Envoy for Afghan Affairs Deng Xijun besides other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
On the occasion, Chinese Foreign Minister Mr. Wang Yi proposed trilateral conference of Pakistan, China and Afghanistan to promote stability in the region and said that Pakistan is quite capable of establishing stability in the region. The Chinese Foreign Minister also conveyed the message of good wishes from the Chinese President Xi Jinping to the President on which the President thanked him.
The President said that China’s serious efforts to maintain stability in Afghanistan and the region are the manifestation of their sincerity. He underscored that Pakistan earnestly wishes for establishment of peace in Afghanistan so that stability in the region can be maintained. In this regard, Pakistan will support every serious effort. The President emphasized that Pakistan is committed towards friendly relations with all of its neighbours and also want peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues with India, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
The President stated that security of our Chinese friends working in Pakistan remains our foremost priority and Government of Pakistan is undertaking all possible steps to recover the two abducted Chinese nationals. The President also said that Pakistan has raised a 15,000 strong Special Security Division for the protection of Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects. The President pointed out that an indiscriminate action is being taken against the terrorists and Pakistan also considers the enemies of China as a threat to its own security.
The President congratulated the Chinese Foreign Minister on successfully holding the One Belt and One Road Forum and said that Pakistan stands with China in the promotion of this visionary initiative.
Chinese Foreign Minister said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighboring countries of China and stability in the region is essential for their development and progress. China will continue to play its role in this regard. He said that Pakistan has always supported China on all issues and we are grateful for this support. He stated that the future of Pak-China friendship is bright and this friendship will stand forever. He said that they are expecting the power generation projects under CPEC to be completed before time. He mentioned that soon after the completion of power generation projects, many other development projects will be completed so that problems of the common man can be reduced. He said that Pakistan’s economic strategy is very good and it has resulted in the development of several sectors which will further mitigate the problems of the common man. He expressed the hope that the development process in Pakistan will continue. He also appreciated the role of the President in promoting friendship between Pakistan and China and stated that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif played a very constructive role in the OBOR forum. He thanked the Government of Pakistan for establishing a special force for the protection of Chinese citizens adding that the role of Pakistan in this regard is commendable.
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