Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday honored the outgoing Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing with the country’s second-highest civilian honor, Hilal-e-Pakistan, for his services to improving bilateral relations. did. According to the statement issued by the President’s Office, President Dr. Arif Alvi gave the award in a special ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Later the Ambassador met the President and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries. During a conversation with Yao, the President said that China is a close friend, who has always supported Pakistan on all issues of national interest. According to the statement, he called for “time needed to further strengthen defense cooperation between the two allies.”
During his farewell meeting with the premier on Septmeber 21, the envoy said PM Imran’s leadership role in strengthening bilateral ties is “greatly valued by the Chinese leaders at the highest level,” an official statement said.
The prime minister lauded efforts of Ambassador Yao in further deepening and strengthening Pakistan-China “All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”.
He conveyed that the people of Pakistan are keenly looking forward to welcoming President Xi Jinping to Islamabad.
Appreciating the priorities of the Chinese leadership for its people, Premier Imran emphasized that they had played a remarkable role in the socio-economic transformation of the country, and “there is a lot to learn from Beijing’s example of economic development and poverty alleviation”.
