BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin-ul-Haque said that the relationship between Pakistan and China is a factor of stability in the region and beyond and both the countries promote friendly neighbourly ties for development of the two people.
“Regional peace is important for development of our people, so that’s why we promote friendly neighborly ties in our region,” he said in an interview with Global Times. Evaluating relations between the two countries over the past seven decades, he said
Pakistan-China relations are very unique and special. “Over the past seven decades, the two countries have formed a close and friendly brotherhood.
Today we are strategic partners and cooperate in almost every field. This year is a milestone in our relationship as we are celebrating 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties.”
He said that bilateral ties enjoy support at the highest level and have been nurtured over the years by successive generations of leadership and people of the two countries, adding, “This is the essence of our strong ties. We hope that in the next 70 years, we will take this relationship to even greater heights.”
To a question on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said that there are detractors of both Pakistan and China and they obviously don’t like this friendship.
– The Daily Mail-Global Times News exchange item
