Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned to Islamabad after completing his visit to China.
In a joint statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, it was said that Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from November 1 to 2. This was the Prime Minister’s first bilateral visit to China after assuming the post of Prime Minister. During the visit, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister held talks with Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council and met with Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
The Prime Minister congratulated President Xi Jinping on his re-election as the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and commended him for his leadership, wisdom, vision and philosophy of development for the people and for continuously strengthening Pakistan-China relations. Appreciated the services of The Prime Minister welcomed President Xi for his visit to Pakistan. President Xi said that he will visit Pakistan soon. The two leaders have reiterated their commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations.
Shahbaz Sharif expressed his best wishes for the successful conclusion of the 20th session of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He appreciated the central role of the Communist Party and its leadership in promoting China’s development, prosperity and national unity.
He praised China’s success in socio-economic development and the role of the Communist Party in reforming world politics and governance philosophy. The Chinese leaders appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s long-standing commitment to the friendship between Pakistan and China.
Shahbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s determination to further strengthen the strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China and promote practical cooperation in all fields. The parties discussed in detail the bilateral relations as well as the regional situation and the international political scenario and agreed on the importance of China-Pakistan strategic cooperative partnership in the face of emerging global challenges. During the meetings, traditional warmth, mutual strategic trust and convergence of ideas were found.
The leaders of Pakistan and China reiterated that the close strategic relationship and deep friendship between China and Pakistan has stood the test of time. comes down Chinese leaders reiterated that relations with Pakistan will always be given top priority in their foreign policy.
The Prime Minister emphasized that Pakistan-China relations are the main pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy and Pakistani people always support close friendship between the two countries. Both sides reiterated their mutual support on issues related to each other’s core interests.
Shahbaz Sharif expressed his determination to support China on the One China policy and the issues of Taiwan, South China Sea, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet. The Chinese leadership reiterated its support for Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, security and its socio-economic development and prosperity. The Chinese leadership expressed its condolences and sympathies for the loss of life and property caused by the recent floods in Pakistan.
The Prime Minister appreciated the timely and generous assistance provided by the government and people of China, including the provision of relief goods, the role of teams comprising Chinese experts for disaster relief and treatment, reconstruction and rehabilitation. This includes the use of experience for rehabilitation and support for facilitating treatment. China’s aid is a clear reflection of the rich strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
Shahbaz Sharif briefed the Chinese leadership about post-flood relief and rehabilitation efforts. The Chinese leadership expressed its determination to stand by Pakistan in this difficult time and continue to offer assistance to Pakistan in its subsequent plans to rehabilitate the affected areas.
Both sides expressed satisfaction over the results of the three sessions of strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers and agreed to hold the next session in Islamabad in the first half of 2023 as soon as possible. Both sides noted the importance of a bilateral cooperative approach to enhance strategic communication and welcomed the holding of consultations and spokespersons’ dialogues on arms control and disarmament.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif reiterated his government’s commitment to the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the flagship project China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under the BRI for the economic and social development of Pakistan. ) highlighted the features of
The leaders of the two countries mentioned the holding of the 11th meeting of CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee on October 27, 2022, which reviewed the progress of ongoing projects and agreed to continue CPEC’s high-quality development momentum. .
Recognizing ML-1 as an important project under the CPEC framework and its importance for the socio-economic development of Pakistan, both agreed to build a leadership consensus and take forward the process of its early implementation. He also agreed to actively push forward the Karachi Circular Railway which was an urgent need of Pakistan’s largest city. Acknowledging the importance of Gwadar Port for important CPEC projects and inter-regional connectivity, both sides expressed satisfaction over the completion of important projects and Gwadar Port and other Free Zones.
