Chinese acting CG calls on caretaker CM Punjab

LAHORE: Acting Consul General of China in Lahore Wang Daxue called on caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari at Chief Minister's Office, on Tuesday.

Different matters of mutual interest including promotion of Pak-China relations and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects were discussed in the meeting.

The CM said that Pak-China friendship was a bright example of peace, mutual love, cooperation and sentiments of affection. In fact, China is a trustworthy friend of Pakistan and Chinese leadership has always cooperated with Pakistan during difficult times, he added.

He said that hearts of peoples of both countries beat together. China does not impose any condition for friendship as its friendship is based on the principle of "love-more". That is why Pakistan-China friendship has transformed into immortal relations and there is no example like Pakistan-China friendship in the present-day history of the world. "We are proud of friendship with China," he said.

The CM said the journey of friendly relations between Pakistan and China comprised of many decades and the friendship between the two countries is an example of its own.

He said that Pakistan and China are intertwined in a strong bond of mutual respect, love and affections. It is sanguine that Pakistan-China relations have now entered into an era of bilateral friendship; he said and added that people of Pakistan are proud over the trust and valuable economic cooperation of Chinese government.

He said that CPEC had given new dimensions to the friendship between the two countries and it had raised the bilateral relations to new heights.

He said that CPEC is the programme of extraordinary development and progress which had altogether changed the economic-game of the region.

Dr Askari said that Xi Jinping had given a wonderful vision of one belt-one road which is a best programme for interlinking various regions.

Acting Consul General said that Pakistan-China friendship and bilateral economic cooperation is growing with every passing day and China is standing with Pakistan in its journey of progress and prosperity.