Gilani said Pak-China all-weather friendship and strategic cooperative partnership has withstood the vicissitude of time and the changes in the international and regional situation. The prime minister, however, emphasized the importance of ensuring that the shining torch of this most prized relationship is carried on from generation to generation and said “I believe that the scholars, researchers and students of our two countries have a special role to play in this regard.” “On this occasion, we pay tribute to the architects of Pakistan-China friendship and to all those who contributed to the flourishing of this beautiful friendship and partnership,” he added. He said the foundations of this special and unique relationship were laid by the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, together with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. Prime Minister Gilani said in his address that successive generations of leaders in Pakistan and China have always given their utmost attention to holding high the banner of Pakistan-China friendship. Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani (Photo/Wang Wenquan & Sun Linlin)Ĭhinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with visiting Pakistani PM Gilani in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2011.
"Long live Pakistan-China friendship!" the prime minister hailed to his PKU audience.
The two leaders reaffirmed the "all-weather" friendship during a talk on May 18. “Students exchanges, joint research projects, and more multi-disciplined research would be extremely useful to providing fresh ideas and the necessary intellectual content for taking our friendship and partnership to new heights,” Gilani said in the PKU Yingjie Overseas Exchange Center.Īt the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Gilani pays an official visit to China from May 17 to 20. The visiting prime minister called for more exchanges of students and researchers to further strengthen the bilateral ties. Peking University, May 19, 2011: Long live Asian friendship - "Yazhou youyi wansui," said Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Chinese in his Peking University address on May 19. News & Events | About PKU News | Contact | Site Search
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