File picture of Chinese overseas ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
The militaries of India and Pakistan introduced on February 25 that they’ve agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire alongside the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and different sectors.
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China mentioned on Monday that it was “happy” over the current “active interactions” between Pakistan and India, indicating that it wish to work with Islamabad to inject “more positive energy” into regional peace, stability and improvement. The militaries of India and Pakistan introduced on February 25 that they’ve agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire alongside the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and different sectors.
Weeks later, each Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and highly effective Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa made peace overtures in direction of New Delhi saying it was time for the 2 neighbours to “bury the past and move forward”. We are glad in regards to the lively interactions between Pakistan and India,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian instructed a media briefing right here in response to a query.
“We would like to work with Pakistan to inject more positive energy into regional peace and stability as well as development,” he mentioned. Zhao was responding to a query on Pakistan President Arif Alvi’s comment that China is his nation’s “closest and friendliest friend during his speech at the Pakistan Day parade on March 25.
While welcoming Alvi’s remark, Zhao also referred to the recent rapprochement between India and Pakistan to dial down the tensions between the two countries. “China expresses warm congratulations on the 82nd Pakistan Day. We believe that Pakistani Government and people will make further progress on national building and revitalisation, he said, adding that Beijing highly appreciates President Alvi’s remarks.
“China also values the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries,” he mentioned. “I wish to take the chance of the seventieth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic ties to work with Pakistan to battle coronavirus and carry ahead our conventional friendship to develop our all dimensional cooperation and construct a better China-Pakistan group of shared future in a brand new period, the spokesman mentioned.
