News @ 3 - 20th August 2018

BEIJING/ISLAMABAD: Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang Monday called Prime Minister Imran Khan and felicitated him on assuming the office.

The Chinese premier congratulated the prime minister on his party’s victory in general election and forming the new government.

Premier Li said that Pakistan and China were all weather friends and expressed the desire to work closely with Prime Minister Imran Khan to further strengthen the bilateral relations.

He hoped that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be completed as per schedule.

Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Premier Li and people of China for their good wishes and said that Pakistan and China were close friends and strong partners.

The strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China would be further strengthened during the PTI’s government.