Pakistan-China friendship is unparalleled: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD/ASTANA, Oct 14 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says China has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times and extended support both at the internal and external fronts.
PM Shehbaz Sharif was talking to a delegation of China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas headed by its President Zhang Guoliang.
The Prime Minister said China has helped Pakistan a lot to cope with the disaster caused by recent floods and to rehabilitate the flood victims. He said Pakistan-China friendship is unparalleled.
On the occasion, the Chinese delegation presented a cheque of significant amount for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, on the sidelines of 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana.
During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
President Lukashenko said that Belarus would provide all possible support towards rehabilitation of people affected by the climate induced floods, that had caused an unprecedented devastation in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen friendly ties between Pakistan and Belarus by broadening interaction in all possible areas of cooperation. The two sides agreed to hold the next session of Pakistan-Belarus Joint Economic Commission at the earliest and ensure a fitting follow up, which would provide a fillip to bilateral economic engagement.
While discussing regional issues, both leaders reiterated mutual desire to promote peace, stability and cooperation.
The two leaders had earlier met on the sidelines of SCO Summit in Samarkand on 15th September 2022. Leadership level interaction twice in a month reflects the keen desire on both sides to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation in diverse areas.