Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Pakistan’s prime minister.
In a congratulatory message, Li Keqiang said China and Pakistan were unique all-weather strategic cooperative partners.
Li Keqiang said bilateral relations and friendship had experienced great changes and had always been rock-solid and unbreakable.
He said in the face of profound and complex changes in international and regional situation and amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, China and Pakistan had helped each other to overcome difficulties and the ironclad China-Pakistan friendship continued to grow.
He said he looked forward to working together with Shehbaz Sharif to carry forward the two countries’ traditional friendship, consolidate mutual political trust and promote the high-quality construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
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Meanwhile, the premier expressed willingness to deepen the all-around, pragmatic cooperation between the two countries.
He also expressed his belief that Pakistan would accomplish new achievements in promoting national stability, development and progress.
King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulate PM Shehbaz Sharif
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have congratulated Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of taking oath of office as the new PM.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes for success of the newly-elected prime minister.
