The Chinese Foreign Ministry applauded the leadership of the Pakistani army leader, Marshal Syed Asim Munir, describing the soldiers as a stabilization force in the country and a firm goalkeeper of Chinese-Pakistani friendship, PTV World reported on Sunday.
This recognition followed a high -level meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and Coas Munir in Islamabad on August 21.
In its declaration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Wang Yi had praised the Pakistani army as a pillar of national stability and a firm goalkeeper of Chinese-Pakistan friendship, noting the role of the military in the progress of the consensus reached by the management of the two countries.
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Stressing the strength of bilateral links, Wang Yi stressed that the promotion of stronger relations in China and Pakistan contributes to regional peace and stability, while reaffirming the unwavering support of Beijing to territorial integrity and national security in Pakistan.
Marshal Munnir replied by calling China “friend to all of Pakistan” and stressed that their strategic partnership was “as solid as a rock”. He expressed his appreciation for the long -standing support of Beijing to the economic and social development of Pakistan, noting that friendship has a large consensus in the Pakistani company.
He has also described Pakistan’s commitment to improving cooperation against terrorism and ensuring the protection of Chinese personnel and projects in Pakistan. The two parties have agreed to consolidate their strategic partnership all times and continue to advance mutual cooperation.
The meeting took place during the three-day official visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan, organized at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar. During his visit, Wang Yi also met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari.
His visit came in the context of a multitude of regional and international developments marked by new realignments. On the one hand, there had been a spectacular turnaround in Pakistan relations with the United States, while India’s ties with Washington hit their lowest reflux. In the midst of all this, there had also been a reset in the relationship between China and India.
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Some have hypothesized that the awareness of China in India could be linked to the warming of Pakistan with the main opponent of Beijing, the United States. Similarly, the proximity of Pakistan to the Trump administration may have persuaded Islamabad to maintain a certain distance from Beijing.
However, Wang Yi and Dar rejected such speculation and said that the Pakistani-Chinese relationship had resisted the time test and did not depend on external factors.
The two countries have delivered a collective message according to which developments and current geostrategic realignments would have no negative impact on their “strategic iron and iron partnership”.
