‘COVID solidarity furthers Pakistan, China friendship’

-Ambassador Moin ul Haque meets Chairman Sinopharm, appreciates continued support
-Visits Three Gorges Dam

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BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque held a meeting Tuesday with Chairman Sinopharm, Liu Jingzhen in Yichang. During the meeting, the Chairman Liu said that China and Pakistan are All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners. Solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic has further strengthened our friendship. Our cooperation in vaccine is very crucial and Sinopharm will do its utmost for meeting requirements of Pakistan.”
Ambassador Haque thanked Liu for Sinopharm’ s continued support and cooperation with Pakistan and appreciated its solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic. During the meeting, it was agreed to continue discussion over future cooperation for vaccine development in Pakistan.
Meanwhile in the day Mr. Haque paid a visit to the Three Gorges Dam, world’s largest hydroelectric dam built on the Yangtze River in the city of Yichang in China.
During the visit, the ambassador was briefed by the administration of Three Gorges Dam about its role in water-management, flood control and energy generation in China.
Later on, Ambassador Haque held a meeting with Executive Vice President of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), Zheng Dingming. Zheng informed that during COVID-19 pandemic, the CTGC sent a medical team to Pakistan for solidarity with Pakistan in May 2020. This medical team provided medical services not only to the Chinese officials working on Karrot Hydropower Project, but also Pakistani staff and local community there.
He expressed his satisfaction on the government’s support and vowed to complete the Project on time despite COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassador Haque thanked the CTGC’s generous support to Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic and greatly appreciated the professionalism and commitment of the engineers and workers of the CTGC working on the Karrot Hydropower Project.