China Appreciates Shahbaz Sharif’s Remarks regarding Pakistan-China Friendship & CPEC

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Peoples republic of China appreciates remarks made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and looking forward to welcome him in China.

” We deeply appreciate Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks. We believe they show the importance he attaches to his visit to China, the high quality of China-Pakistan relations and the deep friendship between the two peoples. No matter how the international or domestic situations have evolved, China-Pakistan friendship has been carried on from generation to generation, and our two countries have always supported each other on issues concerning our respective major interests, and have stood together and helped each other in the face of major natural disasters,” Lijian Zhao, the Spokesman of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

“We would also like to take this opportunity to commend the major outcomes of CPEC. As a flagship program of the Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC has become a landmark of China-Pakistan cooperation. It has effectively boosted economic development, improved people’s livelihood, and generated positive socioeconomic effects in Pakistan. The recent 11th meeting of the Joint Cooperation Committee of CPEC was a success. Multiple common understandings were reached about CPEC’s future development,” Lijian Zhao added.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shahbaz Sharif has left for China Today on first visit as a Premier. In an interview with Chinese media a day earlier,  Shahbaz spoke highly of China’s development achievements, China-Pakistan relations and the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and said he’s looking forward to the visit after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).