Chinese Ambassador, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Discuss Bilateral Relations

Thu May 09 2024
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ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zedong on Thursday called on Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss arrangements for Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to China.

Naqvi welcomed the Chinese Ambassador into the ministry while the envoy congratulated him on assuming the portfolio of the Ministry of Interior.

In the meeting, discussions were held regarding the preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit to China and the security of Chinese citizens across Pakistan. The meeting also discussed the progress of the Basham incident.

Naqvi said that the Bisham incident was an attack on Pakistan-China friendship and relations and the elements involved in the incident would be brought to a terrible end in any case. He told the envoy that new standard operating procedures are to be made for the security of Chinese citizens across Pakistan and strict implementation of SOPs is being ensured.

He told the diplomat that he visited the Chinese Consulate in Lahore and Karachi and met the Consul Generals.

Chinese Consul Generals Express Satisfaction

The Chinese Consul Generals expressed their satisfaction with the security steps taken for the Chinese citizens, he added.

Naqvi said that Pakistan will not allow any conspiracy to sabotage its friendship with China to succeed. The brotherly relationship between the two countries spans decades and the enemy cannot crack these strong ties.

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