BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson has stressed that any attempt to undermine the China-Pakistan friendship would not succeed and said facts had once again proved that all-weather friendship was higher than mountains and deeper than the sea, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
“I would like to stress that any attempt to undermine Sino-Pakistani friendship will not succeed. The Chinese side will maintain close communication with the Pakistani side on the follow up of the incident,” Geng Shuang said while responding to a question about update on the terrorist attack on the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi last week.
He said that the facts had once again proved that China-Pakistan friendship was higher than mountains and deeper than the sea. “Around this incident, the Chinese and Pakistani governments and the two peoples had shown firm mutual trust, support and friendship,” he added.
The spokesperson said the two peoples would firmly support each other and stand together, he said. China and Pakistan were well-deserved all-weather strategic partners, he added.
“The Chinese side believed the Pakistani side had the ability to maintain domestic security and stability and take resolute measures to safeguard China’s interests in Pakistan and ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions in Pakistan”, he stated.
He said that according to Pakistan’s investigation, the attack on the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi on November 23 was a terrorist attack. Two security guards sacrificed their lives while another security officer received injuries while two civilians also lost their lives during the attack, he said. All three militants were killed in the incident, he added.
Geng Shuang said that after the incident, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan specifically called the Chinese Consul General in Karachi to express condolences.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made an emergency call with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to inform the Chinese side and condemn the terrorist acts, he added. The UN Security Council also issued the strongest condemnation of the incident, he said.
