Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The People’s Republic of China
Xi Jinping Meets with President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan
Updated: September 02, 2015 13:39

On September 2, 2015, President Xi Jinping met with President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan at the Great Hall of the People.

Xi Jinping welcomed Mamnoon Hussain to attend the commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in China. Xi Jinping pointed out that China attaches great importance to the development of its relations with Pakistan, and has always prioritized the bilateral relations in it’s diplomacy. We are willing to work with Pakistan to constantly enrich the connotation of China-Pakistan community of shared destiny so as to play an exemplary role for the construction of community of shared destiny between China and its neighboring countries.

Xi Jinping stated that when I paid a state visit to Pakistan at invitation this April, we both agreed to forge a new bilateral cooperation layout with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as the center and cooperation on port construction, transportation infrastructure, energy and industry as the focus. At present, remarkable progress has been made in building China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and the two sides need to step up the studying and formulating of a long-range plan for this Corridor. China is ready to conduct closer communication with Pakistan in a bid to accelerate the cooperation on production capacity and industrial parks as well as the development and construction of projects involving people's livelihood between the two countries. China unswervingly supports Pakistan's efforts in safeguarding its national security, and is willing to constantly strengthen coordination and cooperation with Pakistan in international and regional affairs.

Mamnoon Hussain noted that the Chinese people made tremendous sacrifices and huge contributions in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. It was a great pleasure for him to, on behalf of the Pakistani people, jointly commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression with the Chinese people in China. Pakistan cherishes the brother-like friendly relations with China, actively devotes to promoting the bilateral practical cooperation in all sectors with the building of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as the center, and will continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation with China in international affairs.

Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Yang Jiechi and others attended the meeting.