Islamabad, October 02, 2018 (PPI-OT): Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that the friendship between Pakistan and China has now entered into a new phase of cooperative partnership and the two sides have always treated each other as trusted friends and extended support in testing time and both Islamabad and Beijing want regional development and prosperity. The Chairman Senate expressed these views in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing at the Parliament House on Tuesday.
He said that Asia is rising and becoming the epicentre of economic activities in which China has a crucial role to play. Sanjrani said that the political leadership is unanimous on further strengthening bilateral ties and places relations with China at high esteem. He observed that the fast changing geo political situation calls for peaceful resolution of issues hampering development. He underscored the need to make joint efforts for the socio-economic prosperity of the region.
Chairman Senate also informed the Ambassador about the upcoming meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), Political Affairs Committee meeting in Gwadar and said that the delegation from Chinese side should participate in this important meeting. He said that the venue of this meeting is highly important as Gwadar would the future hub of trade and economic activities and would impact the development of the whole region.
Chinese Ambassador appreciated the views of Senate Chairman and agreed that there is huge scope for further boosting bilateral cooperation. Chinese Ambassador thanked the Chairman Senate for participation in the National Day Celebration at Chinese Embassy and said that participation and speech of Chairman Senate was extremely important as he gave some important suggestions which would go a long way in further consolidating ties between the iron brothers.
The Envoy informed the Chairman Senate about the visit of the Chinese Minister for International Development. Sadiq Sanjrani said that the visit of such a high ranking government functionary is extremely important as both sides would get an opportunity to discuss ways and means to boost bilateral cooperation and explore new avenues. He said that such exchanges and bilateral visits would further cement the existing relations. Chairman Senate expressed his well wishes to the Ambassador and assured his cooperation.
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