Senate delegation, Chinese leader connect with video link to discuss ties

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and Chairman Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Wang Yang, connected through a video link on Wednesday.

Both sites discussed bilateral relations, new roles of parliaments especially after the corona outbreak, cooperation at CPEC and BRI levels. A delegation of senators led by Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Senators Sajjad Hussain Turi, Dilawar Khan, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, Mushahid Hussain Syed and Manzoor Kakar also attended the online meeting, while Secretary Senate Muhammad Qasim Samad Khan also presented on the occasion.

The Chairman Senate said Pakistan valued Chinese support on various national and international issues, especially Chinese stance on Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) at the UN.Sadiq Sanjrani said at the parliamentary level, there is an exemplary cooperation between Pakistan and China, as all the political parties of Pakistan have the same stance on bilateral relations. He said China is Pakistan’s largest trading partner and has invested the most so far. He said Pakistan and China have stood by each others at difficult times specifically Chinese support to control the epidemic was inevitable. He said the vaccines are very important and Pakistani experts are in touch with Chinese authorities.

The chairman paid rich tributes to the President of China for declaring the vaccine to control the pandemic as a measure of global good. Regarding CPEC, Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan provides vast opportunities for coordination with the region and it would prove to be a great project. Sanjrani said thanks to the CPEC, China would bring a new era of prosperity for the more than three billion people in South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The Chinese leader lauded the chairman Senate for his leadership qualities, saying he has been playing a vital role in strengthening Pak-China friendship.