BEIJING: Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) Song Tao called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on Friday and discussed bilateral contacts.
PM Khan recalled that Song’s visit to Pakistan in October had cemented bilateral relationship and fostered greater mutual understanding. Pakistan attaches importance to relations with China, and was committed to enhancing cooperation across the board, he added.
The prime minister noted that the goodwill amongst the peoples of Pakistan and China provided firm basis for the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for shared future. As the representatives of their respective nations, relations between the ruling parties in both countries were of paramount importance, he added.
Imran Khan reiterated that Pakistan fully shared the IDCPC’s mission of promoting people to people contacts, including exchanges between political parties, academia, media, youth, women and think tanks. These exchanges would ensure that the exceptional friendship between Pakistan and China endures from generation to generation.
Song Tao stated that the prime minister’s first official visit to China since assuming office was in keeping with the time-honored traditions of the special friendship between Pakistan and China. He reaffirmed that the IDCPC would always play its role in strengthening Pakistan-China relations, which have always enjoyed a special place in China’s international relations.
