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BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi snubbed Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari by refusing to travel from Islamabad to Karachi for a meeting, according to Pakistani media. At the same time, he promised China's support for Pakistan's "independence , territorial integrity and dignity," it said.
Zardari tried to make last-minute changes in the venue and invited Yang to meet him in Karachi instead of Islamabad, where the meeting was originally planned . Yang declined, obviously viewing it as a ploy to test China's dependence on Pakistan for strategic reasons.
"However, the delegation expressed its inability to travel to Karachi to meet the president and insisted on the venue and time earlier finalised ," Pakistan's Online News Network (http:// ONLINE - International News Network) reported.
Zardari was forced to rush back to Islamabad, the Online news reported, which was also published on the website of 'The Nation' newspaper of Pakistan.
The agency said it sought a clarification on the issue from Pakistan president's spokesman, who said in an SMS reply: "The meeting was scheduled in Islamabad." Yang also met Pakistani army chief General Kayani , who plays a key role blocking flow of Taliban-backed insurgents into China.
http://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-top-leader-snubs-Zardari-in-heart-of-Pakistan/articleshow/13681382.cms
Zardari tried to make last-minute changes in the venue and invited Yang to meet him in Karachi instead of Islamabad, where the meeting was originally planned . Yang declined, obviously viewing it as a ploy to test China's dependence on Pakistan for strategic reasons.
"However, the delegation expressed its inability to travel to Karachi to meet the president and insisted on the venue and time earlier finalised ," Pakistan's Online News Network (http:// ONLINE - International News Network) reported.
Zardari was forced to rush back to Islamabad, the Online news reported, which was also published on the website of 'The Nation' newspaper of Pakistan.
The agency said it sought a clarification on the issue from Pakistan president's spokesman, who said in an SMS reply: "The meeting was scheduled in Islamabad." Yang also met Pakistani army chief General Kayani , who plays a key role blocking flow of Taliban-backed insurgents into China.
http://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-top-leader-snubs-Zardari-in-heart-of-Pakistan/articleshow/13681382.cms