President Xi Jinping meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday. Sharif is in China on an official visit that started on Saturday and will run until Tuesday. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY
President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China and Pakistan should accelerate the development of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era and deliver more outcomes from their all-weather cooperation to better benefit the two peoples, contribute to regional peace and stability, and set a fine example for building a community with a shared future with neighboring countries.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is on a four-day official visit to China, as the two countries mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.
Over the past 75 years, China and Pakistan have enjoyed mutual understanding, trust and support, and forged an unbreakable traditional friendship, Xi said, adding that their strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation have strongly promoted the development of both nations.
No matter how the international landscape may evolve, Beijing will always place priority on the development of China-Pakistan relations in its diplomacy with neighboring countries, he noted.
