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ISLAMABAD: The Chinese president has expressed his desire to visit Pakistan “as early as possible,” Foreign Office said on Friday.
As per the details, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz met the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Summit at Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Friday. According to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, President Xi conveyed his greetings to President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. “He expressed good wishes and solidarity for the success of his government in its efforts for socio-economic development of Pakistan. President Xi said that he was looking forward to his visit to Pakistan as early as possible,” a statement from FO said.
The adviser said that the government and the people of Pakistan were very keen to welcome the President in Pakistan. His visit would further strengthen excellent bilateral relations. “President Xi terming Pak-China friendship as strategic and all weather, mentioned that these relations would remain insulated to changing time and situations and would strengthen with the passage of time. President Xi conveyed deep condolences on the loss of life and property in the recent floods in Pakistan and said that entire Chinese nation was with the people and Government of Pakistan in this hour of grief,” the FO said. It is pertinent to mention here that Chinese president’s visit to Pakistan was postponed recently in the backdrop of ongoing protests against the government by PTI and PAT in Islamabad.
Chinese president wants to visit Pakistan ‘as early as possible’