China, Pakistan vow to strengthen ties

ISLAMABAD - Vice-President Wang Qishan visited Pakistan from Sunday to Tuesday and met with Pakistani President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan to further strengthen bilateral relations.

When meeting with the Pakistani president, Wang said China and Pakistan are "iron friends". Since diplomatic ties were established 68 years ago, the two countries have always respected and supported each other on issues concerning each others' core interests, forging the most sincere friendship.

In recent years, the development of China-Pakistan relations has maintained good momentum, with mutual political trust further enhanced, pragmatic cooperation continuously deepened and people-to-people exchanges growing more vigorous, Wang said.