Shehbaz felicitates Chinese over start of their new year

LAHORE, Feb 15 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad
Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping,
Prime Minister Li Keqiang and the Chinese people over the
commencement of new Chinese year.
In a message issued here on Thursday, he extended
felicitations to Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing, Chinese
engineers, technicians and other workers engaged on different
projects in Punjab and other parts of the country.
It is heartening that thousands of Chinese engineers,
technicians and workers while remaining away from their
families on the occasion of this auspicious festival, are
engaged in completing national development projects in
Pakistan, he said.
This passion of Chinese engineers and other workers is
highly commendable because the completion of these projects
will help to strengthen national economy along with increase
in investment, he added.
He said that splendid manifestation of Chinese engineers
and workers for Pakistan will be written in golden words in
the annals of history.
He said that Chinese engineers and workers have given a
strong message of love, affection, hard work and dedication by
remaining away from their loved-ones on this occasion of joy
and we are proud of it.
Work is more important for Chinese engineers who are
rendering yeoman service for Pakistan than their personal
happiness, he added.
He remarked the both countries have consensus point of
view on different global issues including upholding of peace
and mutual respect and honour.
The Chief Minister said that the solid foundation of a
new journey of development and prosperity has been laid in
Pakistan in shape of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
projects with Chinese collaboration.
The relationship of friendship between Pakistan and China
is even stronger today and mutual relations are touching new
heights, he added.
He said that CPEC will not only benefit the whole of
Pakistan, but other countries of the region as well, adding
that the speed with which work is being carried out on these
projects is unprecedented.
Pakistan is proud of its friendship with China as this
friendship is immortal and the relationship of friendship is
going stronger with the passage of time, concluded the Chief
Minister.