By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
China appreciated the Pakistan superior Court’s active commitment to China-Pakistan friendly cooperation, expressing its willing to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning in the judicial field with Pakistan to make more efforts for the development of bilateral relations.
These sentiments were expressed by the Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan, Yao Jing, during his meeting with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Justice Gulzar Ahmed, at Islamabad.
Ambassador Yao highlighted China-Pakistan anti-epidemic cooperation and the latest developments in the bilateral relations, emphasizing that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners.
“China has always attached great importance to relations with Pakistan and is willing to continue work with Pakistan to jointly cope with the challenges of the epidemic and actively promote the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),” the Chinese diplomat stated.
He emphasized on cooperation in the areas of society and people's livelihood, and work together to maintain regional peace and stability.
According to the information shared by the Chinese embassy in Islamabad, CJP Mr. Justice Gulzar Ahmed reciprocated similar sentiments, having remarked that China and Pakistan were traditional friendly neighbours and the relationship between the two countries had stood the test of time.
It was pointed out that the successive governments of Pakistan have firmly promoted cooperation with China, and friendship with China remained deeply rooted in the hearts of the Pakistani people.
“The Supreme Court of Pakistan actively supports the development of China-Pakistan relations, and is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the judicial field with China to jointly make due contributions to China-Pakistan relations and the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),” the CJP was quoted as saying.
