Xi Jinping assures China's support to Pakistan in meeting with PM Sharif

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Friday.

Pointing out that China and Pakistan are good neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, good friends who share faith and righteousness, good partners who help each other, and good brothers who share weal and woe, Xi said the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership had continuously deepened and enjoyed solid public support with a strong internal driving force and broad prospects for development.

China stands ready to work with Pakistan to firmly support each other, strengthen cooperation, deepen strategic coordination, accelerate the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, and make greater contributions to regional peace, stability, development and prosperity, Xi noted. 

Had the honor of meeting President Xi Jinping at the iconic Great Hall of People in Beijing. We discussed various dimensions of the multi faceted Pakistan-China relationship and reaffirmed our longstanding and steadfast friendship, All-Weather Strategic cooperation, economic and… pic.twitter.com/BvclI1JtIg

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 7, 2024

In the meeting, the top banker praised the premier's development work, terming him "Pakistan Speed".

The chairman noted that PM Shehbaz's speed of work in Punjab has now become synonymous with "Pakistan Speed".

The Chairman China International Development Cooperation Agency, Luo Zhaohui, also met with PM Shehbaz and expressed interest in investing in the ML One Upgradation Project.