CPEC construction to strengthen Sino-Pakistan ties: Chinese envoy

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Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong on Monday said that China-Pakistan relationship was being consolidated with each passing day and this deepening bond would further cement the bilateral cooperation.

“With the joint efforts of both sides, the construction of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been proceeding smoothly. I am convinced that the coming New Year will usher in new promising prospects for China-Pakistan relations,” the envoy said in a statement issued on the eve of the New Chinese Lunar Year.

“On such auspicious occasion of the Chinese New Year, we would like to share the joy of the festival with the Pakistani people. We hope Pakistan enjoys peace and prosperity, and the China-Pakistan friendship everlasting and be passed on from generation to generation,” added the ambassador.

Sun Weidong also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif for their felicitations to the Chinese government and people on the Chinese New Year.