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OPINIONS | 观点

Pakistan, China vow to cement ironclad ties

巴中关系坚如磐石

By China Daily □ 中国日报
Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil of CPEC as flagship of BRI,” he wrote, zation and more jobs, the envoy said. mittee on Defence, said that with the coun-
Hashmi said in an exclusive interview referring to the China-Pakistan Economic The CPEC, which is a landmark project try’s new government taking office, the
with China Daily that the two nations are Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative. of the BRI that includes a variety of infra- biggest impact will be “on taking CPEC
“resolved to further bolster high-level The Pakistani envoy stressed that ties structure projects such as roads, railways forward with renewed vigor, plus enhanced
exchanges, instill additional substance to between China and Pakistan, as iron broth- and oil and gas pipelines, has created a bilateral trade and stronger diplomatic co-
the already robust bilateral relations, and ers and all-weather strategic cooperative total of 236,000 jobs and built 510 kilo- ordination on key issues”.
further fortify the ironclad friendship in the partners, have weathered many storms and meters of highways for the South Asian He highlighted the significance of the
face of a complex geopolitical and regional achieved many milestones. They continue country, according to the Chinese embassy commitment from President Xi on the bi-
milieu”. to grow from strength to strength. in Pakistan. lateral ties.
Hashmi noted that President Xi Jin- “We have a solid foundation to further As China’s strategic partner on both the “As President Xi rightly pointed out,
ping was the first foreign leader to send a expand our relations in economy, trade, in- bilateral and multilateral fronts, Pakistan with the world confronted with accelerated
congratulatory message to both President vestment, industry, science and technology, has also been actively engaged with China changes unseen in a century, the strategic
Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister She- tourism, education, media and culture,” in promoting and forging ahead with Pres- significance of China-Pakistan relations
hbaz Sharif of Pakistan “in a matter of a Hashmi said. ident Xi’s vision of a community with a has become more prominent,” he said.
few hours” after the announcement of the He highlighted the significance of the shared future for mankind. “Pakistan-China relations remain solid
election results, a diplomatic gesture un- year 2023 in bilateral ties, as both sides Pakistan, one of the earliest members of and substantive, irrespective of any chang-
derscoring the strong ties between the two celebrated the solid progress achieved in the Group of Friends of Global Develop- es in the region or a change of govern-
neighbors. the first decade of the CPEC. ment Initiative, has been an active partner ments, as these are based on mutual inter-
In his messages, Xi underlined his As the development of the CPEC is tran- with China in promoting the landmark ests reinforced by supporting each other's
readiness to work with the two leaders in sitioning to its second phase in 2024 and initiative, as it aligns well with the United core interests,” he added.
carrying forward the traditional bilateral beyond, Hashmi said both nations “remained Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda The Pakistani senator also highlighted
friendship and advancing pragmatic coop- committed to jointly building corridors of 2030, Hashmi said. the significance of greater cooperation with
eration in various sectors. economic growth, livelihoods, innovation, The Global Development Initiative, the China through the Shanghai Cooperation
Sharif wrote in a post on social media green development and inclusivity, infused Global Security Initiative, the Global Civ- Organization.
platform X that he wished to extend sin- with high-quality development”. ilization Initiative and the BRI “represent “Both countries oppose any new Cold
cere gratitude to the Chinese president for The economic corridor has transformed a global road map for a more prosperous, War, any zero-sum game mindset, or he-
congratulating him on his reelection. “Look Pakistan’s infrastructure and energy land- harmonious and peaceful world”, he said. gemony of any kind, and support an inter-
forward to working with him to further scape, contributed to significant socioeco- Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the founding national order based on the UN Charter and
strengthen Pakistan-China ironclad friend- nomic progress, and laid the foundation for chairman of the Pakistan-China Institute international law, with no double standards
ship and for high-quality development accelerated economic growth, industriali- and chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Com- on any issues,” he said.