Ishaq Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s firm support to China on its core issues

BEIJING, May 14 (SABAH): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday met with Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), Liu Jianchao in Beijing. They discussed the longstanding cooperation and exchanges between the political parties of Pakistan and the Communist Party of China.

Senator Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm support to China on its core issues while Minister Liu expressed China’s support for Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and high-quality socioeconomic development.

The two leaders also reaffirmed the importance of the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China and to further reinforce mutually beneficial collaboration. They also expressed joint determination to accelerate progress on all CPEC projects including ML-I upgradation, Gwadar Port and KKH realignment.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister expressed condolences and shock over Chinese casualties in the heinous Shangla attack. He reiterated Pakistan’s firm resolve to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and to bring perpetrators of the Shangla attack to justice. He underlined the measures taken by Pakistan to ensure enhanced security of Chinese projects, personnel and institutions in Pakistan.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister formally invited Liu Jianchao to visit Pakistan to co-chair the next meeting of CPEC Joint Consultative Mechanism of Political Parties this year.