URUMQI, China: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, during his visit to Urumqi on Friday thanked the leadership of Communist Party of China (CPC), for its firm support for Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and economic development.
According to an official statement the PM made the remarks during a meeting with Mr. Li Yifei, Deputy Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and the Party Secretary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) in Urumqi.
The PM while appreciating warm sentiments of the Chinese people for Pakistan recalled his recent meetings with the Chinese leadership in Beijing, adding that Pakistan and China were iron brothers, trusted partners and reliable friends.
PM stresses enhanced trade, connectivity
The Prime Minister noting the cultural and historical connections between Xinjiang and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces underscored the importance of Xinjiang as the starting point of CPEC. He also stressed the need for deepening trade, connectivity and cultural ties between Xinjiang and neighbouring regions of Pakistan.
Commending XPCC’s strong links with Pakistan and its role in peace and development of Xinjiang, the Prime Minister invited XPCC to invest in Pakistan’s industrial, tourism, agriculture and minerals and mining sectors.
Deputy Party Secretary Li Yifei said that China considers Pakistan as an important economic partner and would continue its efforts for further strengthening trade and connectivity linkages. He added that the Government of Xinjiang region looked forward to closely work with Pakistan to boost trade, connectivity and people-to-people contacts via Khunjerab-Sost border crossing.
