BEIJING: China on Thursday said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing remained successful.
Speaking at a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: “Both China and Pakistan are satisfied with the outcomes of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit.”
She said the two sides agreed to make concerted efforts to implement all consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and elevate the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership to a new height.
The spokesperson said the two sides issued a joint communique which elaborated on the specific outcomes of this visit, adding that the outcomes can be summed up as follows:
“First, this visit deepened the friendship between the leaders from the two countries. This visit is Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first official visit to China after he assumed office, which fully testifies to the importance Pakistan attaches to developing its ties with China. President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders held friendly exchanges with Prime Minister Imran Khan on separate occasions and established good relations with him.”
“Second, this visit cemented the special China-Pakistan friendly relations. The two sides believed that the China-Pakistan relations have withstood the test of time as well as the changes in international and domestic landscapes and kept moving forward.”
Hua Chunying said the two sides agreed that we should further strengthen the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and forge a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.
She added the visit expanded our strategic communication as the leaders from the two countries had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of mutual interest and reached important consensus.
The two sides agreed to establish the foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue mechanism through which we can plan for and coordinate bilateral relations and across-the-board cooperation, the spokesperson said and added the visit promoted practical cooperation and friendly exchanges. The two sides agreed to firmly advance the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), set up the task force on social and livelihood projects to constantly enrich and expand the CPEC.
The two sides also agreed to step up cooperation in economy and trade, finance, science and technology, agriculture and cultural and people-to-people exchanges and signed 15 cooperation agreements covering relevant areas, she added.
