Chinese President Xi Jinping & Premier Li Qiang felicitate Shehbaz Sharif on his election as PM for second time

BEIJING, March 03 (SABAH): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang have congratulated President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of Pakistan second time.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a statement issued through the state-run news agency “Xinhua”, expressed confidence that under the leadership of PM-elect Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s new government, and under the united efforts of all sectors of Pakistan, the country would be able to make new and greater achievements in the cause of national development and progress.

He stressed that China and Pakistan should continue their traditional friendship, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, jointly build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, continue to deepen their all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, and create more well-being for the two peoples.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang of the State Council also sent a congratulatory message to the newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.