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BEIJING: Chinese Defense Minister, Gen. Wei Fenghe’s last week visits to Pakistan and Nepal was of great practical significance for safeguarding the security of border areas of the southwestern China.
“In the China`s southwest, Nepal and Pakistan are very important friendly neighbors. Therefore, General Wei Fenghe’s trip is of great practical significance for safeguarding the security of border areas of the southwestern China,” Cheng Xizhong, former Chinese Defense Attache in South Asian countries and visiting professor at Southwest University of Political Science said in an article here on Sunday.
During his visit to Pakistan, Gen. Fenghe met with President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan respectively.
During his visit to Nepal, he met with President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister and Defense Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli respectively.
The China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership is unique in the world. Under the leadership of the leaders of the two countries, the two sides have continuously strengthened cooperation in various fields and firmly supported each other on issues involving each other’s core interests.
China is willing to develop closer ties, enhance strategic mutual trust and strengthen strategic cooperation with Pakistan so as to push the bilateral military relations to a higher level, jointly cope with various risks and challenges, firmly safeguard the sovereignty and security interests of the two countries, and firmly safeguard regional peace and stability.
General Wei Fenghe said China highly appreciates Nepal’s firm adherence to the one-China policy and China firmly supports Nepal in safeguarding its national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
China will continue to maintain close relations with Nepal, carry out bilateral in-depth practical cooperation, provide support and assistance to the construction of the Nepalese Army as always, making greater contributions to the well-being of the two peoples and regional peace and stability.
In Pakistan, General Wei Fenghe held talks with General Nadeem Raza, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee , and General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff, and exchanged views in depth on the regional and international situation, bilateral military relations, and equipment and technical cooperation.
In Nepal, General Wei Fenghe held talks with General Purna Chandra Thapa, Chief of the Nepalese Army.
