ISLAMABAD: China on Monday welcomed recent positive interactions between Pakistan and India and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to inject positive energy into regional peace, stability and development.
This is the first official confirmation of a positive backchannel contacts between the two countries.
“China is pleased with Pakistan’s recent positive interactions with India. We are ready to work with Pakistan, and continue to inject positive energy into regional peace, stability and development,” said Zhao Lijian, the spokesman of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a media briefing in Beijing, China.
Lijian said that China warmly congratulates Pakistan on the 82nd Pakistan Day, and believes that the Pakistani government and people will make steady progress on the path of national development and rejuvenation.
“China has noted and highly appreciates President Dr Arif Alvi’s positive comments on China-Pakistan relations in his speech delivered on the occasion of the Pakistan Day military parade,” he said.
Lijian said that China also cherishes its all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation with Pakistan.
“We are ready to take the 70th anniversary of our diplomatic ties as an opportunity to work together in the fight against Covid-19, carry forward our traditional friendship, deepen all-round cooperation, and build an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future for the new era,” he said.
