China & Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners & China-Pakistan friendship is rock solid: Wang Yi

MUNICH, Feb 18 (SABAH): China firmly supports Pakistan in maintaining security and stability, as well as achieving development and revitalization, and stands ready to provide assistance to the best of its ability to help Pakistan overcome temporary difficulties.

The remarks were made by Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Wang Yi, during a meeting with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the sidelines of the 59th Munich Security Conference.

He said China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners and China-Pakistan friendship is rock solid.

He said China is ready to work with Pakistan to implement the strategic consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and build an even closer community of shared future in the new era.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed satisfaction over the development of Pakistan-China relations. He stressed that China is Pakistan’s all-weather friend and an important pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy is to strengthen relations with China and promote the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

He said Pakistan would resolutely fight terrorism and spare no effort to ensure the safety of Chinese enterprises and citizens in Pakistan.

The two sides also exchanged views on strengthening mutual support under the current international situation.

Meanwhile in a statement issued on twitter on Saturday, FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he was delighted to meet Wang Yi at MSC2023 sidelines. FM Bilawal said that he had enriching discussion on global, regional and bilateral matters.

He said that Pakistan and China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership remains the vital pillar of regional peace and stability and for our shared future towards development and prosperity.