Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, May 21 (Reporter Jiang Chao) Pakistani Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif said in his written speech on the 71st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan on the 21st that Pakistan is committed to pushing Pakistan-China friendship and mutual trust to a new height.
On the same day, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan held a ceremony to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.
Pakistan's Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mariyum Aurangzeb, attended and read Shabazz Sharif's written speech.
Shabazz Sharif said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China, the relations between the two countries have been continuously consolidated and developed.
The Pakistani side has always been committed to pushing Pakistan-China friendship and mutual trust to new heights.
The Pakistani side is determined to speed up the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, and looks forward to integrating new projects and injecting more strength into the construction of the corridor.
The Pakistani side vowed to bring the culprit who attacked the Chinese citizens to justice, and personally supervise the construction of security infrastructure to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Pakistan.
Pang Chunxue, Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, delivered a speech at the ceremony, saying that no matter how the international situation changes, China-Pakistan relations have always maintained vigorous vitality.
The two countries are committed to elevating the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to a higher level and benefiting the prosperity and development of the region.
After the terrorist attack on the shuttle bus of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi, all walks of life in Pakistan came to offer condolences.
China believes that any attempt to undermine China-Pakistan friendly cooperation is doomed to failure.
The Confucius Institute in Pakistan will continue to teach Chinese to local students in various ways, and the two peoples will be more closely connected.
Aurangzeb said in an interview with reporters at the event that the Pakistani side cherishes the close and firm all-weather friendship between the people of Pakistan and China.
The Pakistani side is willing to continuously consolidate the friendship between the two countries and continuously strengthen cooperation in various fields, so as to promote the prosperity and development of the two countries and the region.
On May 21, 1951, China and Pakistan formally established diplomatic relations.