Chinese President Xi Jinping has said his country is “ready to work together” with President-elect Asif Ali Zardari and congratulated his Pakistani counterpart on being elected the 14th head of state.
In his message, President Xi said that China and Pakistan are good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good brothers, adding that the iron friendship of the two countries is a choice of history and a precious treasure of the two nations. run.
Xi noted that the two countries have maintained high-level close exchanges in recent years, supported each other on issues related to their respective core interests and core interests, achieved fruitful results in building the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and maintained a high level of development of bilateral relations.
The world, Xi Jinping said, is facing accelerated changes not seen in a century, and the strategic importance of China-Pakistan relations has become more pronounced.
The Chinese leader said he highly values the development of China-Pakistan relations and is ready to work with President Zardari to continue the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan.
The Chinese President also called for the promotion of practical cooperation in various fields, advocated greater development of the strategic partnership between China and Pakistan in all weathers, and accelerated the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a common future in the new era, so as to better benefit both nations.
Zardari was sworn in as the country’s president today at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa was sworn in as the newly elected head of state after securing the top office by securing 411 electoral votes against his rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). ) 181 votes of candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
Zardari’s victory came after he secured the support of allied parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and others.
In the presidential elections, 381 legislators out of 398 cast their votes in both chambers of parliament.
