Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reiterates Pakistan\u2019s longstanding support for One-China policy
\n Islamabad
\nIn a major development, China \u2014 an all-weather friend \u2014 once again came to rescue cash-strapped Pakistan as the former\u2019s Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing on Friday underlined that Beijing would assist Islamabad in stabilising its financial situation.
\nGuoqing made the remarks during a meeting with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the First Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. During the huddle, both sides agreed on the importance of the longstanding cooperation between Pakistan and China in civil nuclear technology.
\nChina\u2019s vice premier and the finance minister noted with appreciation the traditional \u201cPakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership\u201d and iron-clad friendship as an exemplary and unique relationship.
\nFM Dar reiterated Pakistan\u2019s longstanding support for the One-China policy. He underscored that there was an absolute consensus in Pakistan on relations with China and Pakistan\u2019s strong commitment to the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
\nHe expressed China\u2019s readiness to upgrade CPEC and to further strengthen cooperation in diverse fields including industry, mining, and information technology.
\nIn view of the worsening economic situation of the country Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday had said: \u201cWe cannot survive without a new IMF agreement which will span two to three years.\u201d
\n\u201cNew tranche of loan is likely to be received from the IMF in a few days, however, we would need another programme,\u201d he had said while addressing the session of the Special Investment Facilitation Council\u2019s (SIFC) apex committee attended by civil-military leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reiterates Pakistan\u2019s longstanding support for One-China policy Islamabad In a major development, China \u2014 an all-weather friend \u2014 once again came to rescue cash-strapped Pakistan as the former\u2019s Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing on Friday underlined that Beijing would assist Islamabad in stabilising its financial situation. Guoqing made the remarks during a meeting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-395604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n