ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping has senta greeting message to President Mamnoon Hussain on his birthday.
In a message, President Xi said he was willing to work withPresident Mamnoon “together to push forward the continuous progressof bilateral relations between China and Pakistan”, a PresidentHouse statement said on Tuesday.
President Xi also recalled his friendly and in-depth discussions with President Mamnoon held at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tashkent last June.
In response, President Mamnoon Hussain in a note of thanksaddressed to President Xi expressed gratitude on the felicitationmessage.
President Mamnoon said he valued his counterpart’s personalinterest in strengthening Pak-China relations and said Pakistanaccords great importance to its friendship with China.
Both countries are not only trusted friends but also strategicpartners, he added.He expressed best wishes for Chinese President and prosperityof the people of China.