China greets Mamnoon, Nawaz on National Day

ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jingping and Premier Li Keqiang sent separate messages of greetings to their Pakistani counterparts on Pakistan Day, assuring them of their full support to have a better future for their people.

They wished Pakistan's prosperity and its people's well-being.  President Xi in his message to President Mamnoon Hussain said, in recent years, the Pakistani government and the people of Pakistan had properly responded to different kinds of challenges, maintained national security and stability, accelerated social economic development and continuously improved people’s livelihood.

He said he rejoiced at the progress made by Pakistan. “Over the past year, China-Pakistan relations maintained a rapid momentum of development, with China Pakistan Economic Corridor moving into the stage of full implementation. By taking opportunity of working together for the “Belt and Road” Initiative, both sides are making endeavours of jointly building China-Pakistan Community of Shared Destiny.

It conforms to the common interests of both the countries and the two peoples, and is conducive to peace and development of the region as well as the whole world. “I attach great importance to the development of China-Pakistan relations. I am ready to work with you to push forward China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership to a new level.”

Premier Li Keqiang in his similar message to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stated that the Pakistani people had properly responded to different kinds of challenges and made new achievements in maintaining national security, stability and economic development.

China-Pakistan relations, he said maintained a rapid momentum of development. In particular, the construction of China Pakistan Economic Corridor was moving forward steadily, and had played a demonstrative role for the mutually beneficial cooperation among China and other countries along the “Belt and Road”, he added.

Li Keqiang further said that the Chinese government had always viewed and developed China-Pakistan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. “China is willing to work with the Pakistani government to push forward China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for new and continuous progress,” he said.