Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao addressed the general public in
Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday afternoon, speaking highly of
Sino-Pakistani friendship and cooperation.
Hu, who arrived in?Lahore at noon from Pakistan's capital
city Islamabad, said at a reception here in Shalimar Garden that
Sino-Pakistani friendship conforms to the fundamental interest of
the two countries and their peoples and is conducive to the
promotion of regional and world peace, stability and
prosperity.
He said bilateral friendship boasts a firm political basis and a
basis based on the general public, and it has helped promote
bilateral all-dimensional cooperation of mutual benefit.
He said the Chinese government encourages Chinese investment in
Lahore, an important industrial base of Pakistan.
He said he hoped that the two peoples will join hands in
strengthening bilateral friendship and creating a better
future.
He is scheduled to attend an inauguration ceremony of Pakistan
Haier-Ruba Economic Zone that is a joint venture of the two sides
Sunday.
Hu started the four-day state visit Thursday as Pakistani
President Pervez Musharraf's guest.
Pakistan is the last leg of Hu's four-nation tour, which has
already taken him to Vietnam, Laos and India.
He also attended the 14th APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation) Economic Leaders' Meeting from Nov. 17 to 19 in Hanoi,
capital of Vietnam.
China, Pakistan Sign Wide-ranging Joint
Statement
(Xinhua News Agency November 26, 2006)
