- Pakistan, China leaders also agree to take CPEC to next stage
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan and President of China Xi Jinping Friday expressed their resolve to advance China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and build a Pakistan, China Community of Shared Future in the New Era.
The agreement was made at an extremely cordial meeting between Premier Imran Khan and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek.
The two leaders held consultations on the entire range of bilateral relations and regional issues. Both sides agreed that the visit of Vice President Wang Qishan had been a milestone. The two leaders strongly reaffirmed the Pakistan-China All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
The Prime Minister thanked China for its steadfast support on all issues of Pakistan’s core interest and expressed satisfaction at the close coordination between the two sides on multilateral issues. The Chinese side acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts to promote regional peace and the measures in the fight against terrorism. Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated Pakistan’s firm support to China on all issues of its core interest.
Both sides also expressed satisfaction that Pakistan and China had identical views on various international and regional issues. They agreed to closely coordinate on challenges emerging from the changing global dynamics and affirmed that the time-tested Pakistan-China relationship will continue to move from strength to strength.
