The two sides signed and concluded a number of agreements/MoUs, covering bilateral cooperation in areas of e-commerce, digital economy, export of agricultural product, financial cooperation, protection of cultural property, infrastructure, flood relief, post-disaster reconstruction, GDI, animal disease control, livelihood, cultural cooperation, space, geosciences as well as law enforcement and security.
The two sides agreed to keep in close communication to provide further facilitation for Pakistani students to come to China. The prime minister thanked the Chinese leadership for the return of Pakistani students to Chinese education institutions.
The two sides agreed to inject new impetus into people-to-people contacts, tourism cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries, appreciated the role of the cultural cooperation agreement between the two governments and its executive programmes and welcomed the extension of the current executive programme to 2027.
The two sides further welcomed the decision to celebrate Pakistan-China Year of Tourism Exchanges in 2023 and the organization of a Gandhara Art Exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing in 2022-2023.
Noting the gradual resumption of flight operation between the two countries, the two sides agreed to further increase the frequency of direct flights including between Islamabad and Beijing in due course.
Both sides expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation, trust and communication between the armed forces of the two countries.
Underscoring that stronger strategic defence and security cooperation between China and Pakistan was an important factor of peace and stability in the region, the two sides agreed to maintain high-level mil-to-mil visits and exchanges and deepen cooperation in areas of training, joint exercises and military technology.
The two sides reiterated their commitment to advancing and protecting human rights for all in accordance with applicable international obligations and national circumstances.
They stressed that bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the area of human rights should be guided by the principles of the UN Charter including respect for political independence, sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the leadership and people of China for the warm and generous hospitality accorded to him and his delegation and expressed his best wishes for China’s continued development and prosperity and its vigorous pursuit of national rejuvenation.
During the visit, President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The prime minister also held talks with Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang and met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu.
The prime minister felicitated President Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), expressed admiration for his leadership, wisdom, vision and people-centered philosophy of development, and commended his contributions to continued growth of Pakistan-China relations.
The prime minister welcomed president Xi to visit Pakistan. President Xi expressed that he would visit at his earliest convenience.
The two leaders pledged to work together to further deepen the bilateral ties.
Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif conveyed felicitations on the successful conclusion of the 20th CPC National Congress.
He lauded the central role of the CPC and its leadership in promoting China’s development, prosperity and national rejuvenation.
He expressed deep admiration for China’s achievement in socio-economic development and contribution to reform of world politics and governance philosophy under the leadership of the CPC.
Chinese leaders appreciated the long-standing commitment of the prime minister to Pakistan-China friendship.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen and deepen Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and enhance practical cooperation in all areas.
The two sides held in-depth exchange of views on the bilateral relations as well as regional situation and international political landscape.
The two sides agreed on the importance of China-Pakistan All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership amidst the emerging global challenges.
The meetings were marked by traditional warmth, mutual strategic trust and commonality of views.
The leaders reaffirmed that close strategic ties and profound friendship between China and Pakistan was time-tested and resilient.
Pakistan-China friendship is a historic choice of both peoples that serves the interests of the two countries.
The Chinese side reiterated that relations with Pakistan will always be given the highest priority in its foreign policy.
The Pakistani side underscored that Pakistan-China relationship is the cornerstone of its foreign policy and that the Pakistani people always support the closest friendship between the two countries.
Both sides reiterated their mutual support on issues concerning each other’s core interests.
The Pakistani side expressed its commitment to the one-China Policy and support on issues of Taiwan, South China Sea, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet.
The Chinese side reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, security, and promoting its socio-economic development and prosperity.
The Chinese leadership expressed condolences and sympathies on recent loss of life and property as a result of the unprecedented floods in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed appreciation for the timely and generous assistance extended by the government and people of China, including the provision of disaster relief supplies, the contributions of Chinese expert teams on post-disaster assessment and health care to assist with damage assessment, experience sharing in post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation, and post-disaster disease response to step up capacity of medical treatment.
China’s mobilization of assistance was a vivid reflection of the time-tested All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between the two countries.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed the Chinese leadership on the post-flood relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The Chinese side expressed its resolve to stand by Pakistan in these difficult times and to continue offering assistance to Pakistan in the latter’s plans for rehabilitation of the affected areas.
Both sides reviewed with satisfaction the outcomes of the three sessions of the Foreign Minister’s Strategic Dialogue and agreed to hold its next meeting at the earliest possible in the first half of 2023 in Islamabad.
The two sides noted the key role of various bilateral cooperation mechanisms for deepening strategic communication and welcomed the holding of the Spokespersons Dialogue and the Consultations on Arms Control and Disarmament.