Hostile forces cannot undermine Pakistan-China's friendship: PM

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Hostile forces cannot undermine Pakistan-China's friendship: PM Imran

• Prime minister meets Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong

BR Web Desk
13 Aug 2021

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday and exchanged views on bilateral relations, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and mutual cooperation in other sectors.

Ambassador Rong conveyed cordial greetings from President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang on Pakistan’s Independence Day.

[Dasu attackers wanted to target Diamer Basha Dam first: FM Qureshi]

A statement issued by the prime minister’s office said the Prime Minister warmly reciprocated the greetings of the Chinese leadership.

“The Prime Minister also appreciated China’s consistent support to Pakistan in its fight against COVID-19 and provision of vaccines including under the COVAX facility,” reads the statement issued by the Prime Minister House.

Since the start of Pakistan's vaccination drive earlier this year, China has ensured an uninterrupted vaccine supply to the country.

During the meeting, PM Imran underscored that Pakistan and China were “iron brothers” and no hostile forces would be allowed to undermine this “iron-clad” friendship.

The meeting comes a day after Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi revealed that the Dasu attack’s planning and execution were carried out by Afghanistan and India’s intelligence agencies.

“We believe some elements want to sabotage China’s investments in Pakistan to undermine both countries' economic cooperation and the bilateral relationship,” Qureshi told reporters on Thursday.

"The nexus cannot bear China and Pakistan's growing cooperation and increasing Chinese investment in the country," he added.

Last month, nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis lost their lives when their bus plunged into a ravine after an explosion near the Dasu hydropower plant in the Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Meanwhile, PM Imran in his meeting with the Chines ambassador noted that CPEC was a “transformational project” and both countries should work closely to make CPEC a "High-Quality Demonstration Project of BRI."

The premier also underscored his government’s resolve for the timely completion of CPEC projects.

“China-Pakistan cooperation in trade, commerce and investment, people-to-people contacts, and mining and natural resources was also discussed,” according to a statement from Prime Minister House.

In the meeting, the Prime Minister reiterated that there was "no military solution" to the Afghan conflict.

Earlier this week, twelve countries, including Pakistan, the US, and China, along with representatives of the UN and EU decided that they would not recognise any government in Afghanistan that comes to power at the barrel of a gun.

 

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Actions, not merely words, define intention and purpose. To prevent this nexus, is the govt willing to order punitive action against the countries and organisations who conducted this?

 

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China ready to work with Pakistan to ensure regional peace: Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman​

November 25, 2022




BEIJING: China is willing to work with the Pakistani side to deepen cooperation in military training, joint exercises and military technology between the two militaries and contribute new strength to maintaining regional peace and stability, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman, Wu Qian said on Thursday.

“We are willing to work with the Pakistani side to earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges and visits between the two militaries, deepen cooperation in military training, joint exercises, military technology and other fields,” he said during his briefing held here.

He said that the Chinese side would also work with the Pakistani side to continue to push bilateral pragmatic cooperation in various fields to a new level, inject new impetus into the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, and contribute new strength to maintaining regional peace and stability.

The spokesman remarked that China and Pakistan were good friends, good partners and good brothers.

“Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, the two countries have always supported each other and forged ahead, demonstrating the “iron core” friendship between China and Pakistan,” he added.

He said that the military relationship between the two countries was an important pillar of bilateral relations.

“In recent years, the two sides have continuously strengthened strategic coordination, deepened practical cooperation in various fields, enhanced their ability to jointly cope with various risks and challenges, and firmly maintained regional peace and stability,” he added.