ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has congratulated and conveyed his best wishes to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, on the auspicious occasion of 65th anniversary of establishment of Pak-China diplomatic ties.

The Prime Minister, in his separate messages, said Pakistan was the first Muslim state to recognize China.

Over the past 65 years, relations between Pakistan and China had grown from strength to strength, evolving and expanding into an all-weather cooperative strategic partnership, he noted.

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain has conveyed to the Chinese leadership, the deepest felicitations of the government and people of Pakistan on 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
between two friendly and brotherly countries.

President Mamnoon, in his message to President People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, said in the past 65 years, Pakistan had strengthened friendship, deepened mutual trust and expanded cooperation with China.

“Our relationship has been elevated to a robust all-weather cooperative strategic partnership and has grown to encompass many areas of cooperation, including economy, trade, science and technology, people-to-people contacts, culture and education,” he was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the Foreign Office on Saturday.