ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan-China Friendship Association (PCFA) in partnership with Embassy of China in Pakistan held a well-attended online award ceremony for the participating students and winners on ‘CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) and Pakistan-China Friendship’.
It was also aimed to celebrate 70 years of the establishment of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations and friendship.
All the speakers agreed that Pakistan-China were strategic cooperative partners based on mutual trust and respect. What makes this friendship unique, is that it is rooted deeply in the hearts of the people of the two countries, which makes the bond everlasting, they noted.
In her keynote speech, Pang Chunxue, minister counselor of the Chinese embassy in Pakistan, congratulated the Pakistani youth on the vivid illustration of the friendship between Pakistan and China, and she said that these colourful paintings were indeed a wonderful gift to the celebration of the 70 years of Sino-Pakistan diplomatic relations.
More cultural exchange and cooperation will bring this friendship to new heights, she hoped. CPEC, she added, was playing a significant role in promoting people to people activity and is reflective of high quality growth of the BRI. CPEC has achieved good success and made tremendous contribution to the socio-economic development of Pakistan, to regional connectivity, with the joint efforts of both the countries.
Muhammad Ikhlaq Usmani, President of APCFA in his welcome remarks stated this commemorative art expressions had rekindled the hearts of the Pakistani youth to take the Pakistan-China friendship to greater heights.
CPEC, he maintained was the reflection of the mutual trust and confidence both countries have for each other. –Agencies
