ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that Pakistan fully supports `One China Policy’ and backs China’s stance on Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang and South China Sea.
While talking to the Chairman of National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng who along with a delegation called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Thursday, the president said that friendship with China was one of the cornerstones of Pakistan’s foreign policy which was based on mutual respect.
The president appreciated the support of China to Pakistan against terrorism and extremism, adding that under operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad indiscriminate actions against terrorist outfits including East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is continuing which has produced positive results.
Mamnoon Hussain said that strong defense ties between Pakistan and China would ensure peace and stability in the region. He expressed pleasure that economic relations between Pakistan and China were flourishing. He said that Pakistan-China friendship would ensure peace in the region.
Talking about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said that timely completion and implementation of projects under the project would bring in an era of prosperity and progress not only in Pakistan but the whole region.
President Mamnoon said that there was unanimity in Pakistan that CPEC would not only improve the economic condition of the Country but also benefit the whole region. He said that other countries had also evinced keen interest in linking up with CPEC to reap dividends from this mega project.
The president said that the whole world was now acknowledging China’s vision of “One Belt-One Road”.
The president apprised the Chinese delegation that thousands of security personnel had been deployed for security of Chinese nationals working on various projects in Pakistan.
Moreover, he said that Pakistan and China were close friends, neighbors and trustworthy partners and expressed optimism that the visit by delegation of CPPCC would further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.
The president called for further enhancing people-to-people contacts through regular exchanges of cultural and educational delegations between the two countries.
President Mamnoon said that telecast of Pakistani dramas on Chinese Television would further bring the people of two Countries closer.
The Chairman CPPCC Yu Zhengsheng said that China and Pakistan were iron brothers who shared unanimity of views on major regional and international issues.
Yu Zhengsheng appreciated that being a strategically important country, Pakistan was playing an important role in the region. He said that China and Pakistan desired to involve the whole world in the process of progress and those countries would soon be left alone which ignored the international community for their vested interests.
The Chairman also expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on CPEC projects.
The Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla and senior officials were also present on the occasion.
