April 18, 2022

The iron-clad friendship between China and Pakistan is time-tested and timeless, and there is a complete national consensus in Pakistan on the salience and significance of this relationship regardless of the change in government or leadership, said Pakistani ambassador to China on Monday, after Shahbaz Sharif was elected as Pakistan's new prime minister earlier in April.

Ambassador Moin ul Haque told the Global Times in an exclusive interview that as an old friend of China, Prime Minister Sharif looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China in terms of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Pakistan's economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fighting terrorism, and economic development in Afghanistan.

"Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is an old friend of China. As Pakistan's leading politician, he has made valuable services to strengthening Pakistan-China friendship. He is fond of China's rapid development and economic progress and has worked closely with the Chinese government to complete many CPEC projects," said the envoy. 

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