ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan deeply appreciates China’s commitment to the realization of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China’s “One Belt-One Road” initiative.
In a meeting with the Director of State Council Information Office of China Jiang Jianguo at PM Office in Islamabad on Friday, the prime minister welcomed him and congratulated him on publishing the Urdu version of President Xi’s book “The Governance of China” in Pakistan.
The prime minister said that China’s progress in last three decades is a model for developing countries. ‘We deeply appreciate the vision of President Xi Jinping. He said that the publication of Urdu edition of President Xi’s book will prove to be a milestone in learning from the Chinese experience of governance.
Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan and China are iron brothers and the relations between the two countries were raised to an even higher level of “All –Weather Cooperative Strategic Partnership”, during the visit of President Xi Jinping to Pakistan in 2015.
“I am looking forward to attend the forthcoming “Belt and Road’’ conference in China’,” the prime minister said.
Furthermore, he said that cultural exchanges and people to people contacts are essential for further enhancing the relations between the two countries.
The prime minister said that it is encouraging that currently more than 18000 Pakistani students are studying in various Universities of China. He said that Urdu language is being taught in seven Chinese Universities while Chinese language is also being taught in major educational institutions of Pakistan’.
Jiang Jianguo thanked the prime minister for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him and his delegation during the visit to Pakistan.
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on CPEC Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, and senior government officials were also present during the meeting.
