ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese officials have vowed to boost trade, cultural and people-to-people relations between both countries, Zardari’s office said on Friday, following his interactions with Chinese leaders in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
President Zardari has been on a ten-day visit to China since Sept. 12, where he has met Chinese political, business and industry leaders to strengthen cooperation between Pakistan and China in diverse sectors.
On Friday, the Pakistan president attended a dinner hosted in his honor by Nie Zhuang, Vice Governor of Xinjiang and the Communist Party Secretary of the Kashgar city, according to Zardari’s office.
Welcoming the Pakistan president, Vice Governor Nie highlighted the centuries-old relations between people of the Kashgar and the people of Pakistan.
“Kashgar greatly valued its friendship with Pakistan and looked forward to enhancing cooperation in trade, culture, and people-to-people exchanges,” Nie was quoted as saying by Zardari’s office.
