President, PM express commitment to take Pak-China bilateral ties to new heights

President, PM express commitment to take Pak-China bilateral ties to new heights

Islamabad (Web Desk): President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz on Saturday expressed the commitment to take Pakistan-China bilateral relations to a new height.

President Dr Arif Alvi has extended his felicitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his unanimous re-election.

On his twitter handle, the president said as China’s closest friend and all-weather partners, we look forward to working closely with President Xi to take relations to new heights.

He also congratulated Han Zheng on assuming the office of Vice President of China.

In another tweet, the president also extended his warm felicitations to Ram Chandra Poudel on his election as the President of Nepal.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday congratulated Li Qiang on his election as the new Premier of China.

In a message on Twitter, the premier wrote, "I extend my warm congratulations to Li Qiang on his election as new Premier of China."

PM Shehbaz further said that he was looking forward to working closely with him to further advancing Pakistan-China Strategic Cooperative Partnership.

“I am confident our bilateral relations will enter a new era of cooperation,” he added.

Li Qiang was elected as new premier of China on Saturday.Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to appoint Li Qiang as premier at the ongoing session of China’s national legislature.

Li was nominated unanimously in the session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, today.

The 63-year-old Li Qiang, who is a close confidant of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, replaced Li Keqiang as the new prime minister of China.

On Friday, China's leader Xi Jinping was elected as President for the third time by the country's parliament.

Nearly 3,000 members of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, voted unanimously in the Great Hall of the People for Xi to be president.