Full Speech of Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong on seminar of GGI and CPEC

H.E. Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, H.E. Mr. Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, H.E. Mr. Sun Chengbin, President of Xinhua News Agency Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau, Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman of Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. It is my great pleasure to attend the seminar on Global Governance Initiative and the Development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Xinhua News Agency and Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad for the meticulous arrangements for this event. Taking this opportunity, I would also like to pay high tribute to friends from all walks of life in both countries who have long cared for and supported the growth of China-Pakistan relations. Against the backdrop of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan, I would like to share the following proposals on carrying forward the time-honored China-Pakistan friendship and deepening bilateral strategic cooperation: First, build on past achievements and write a new chapter in our ironclad friendship. Over the past 75 years since China and Pakistan established diplomatic relations, high-level strategic guidance has remained the anchor of our bilateral relations. On May 21, President Xi Jinping and President Asif Ali Zardari exchanged congratulatory messages on the anniversary of diplomatic ties, noting that the two countries have maintained high-level political mutual trust, practical cooperation, security cooperation and international coordination, setting an exemplary model for state-to-state relations. On May 25, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He spoke highly of the unbreakable traditional friendship China and Pakistan have forged since the establishment of