Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Wednesday said both the neighbouring countries are working together for regional peace and stability.
He was addressing Pak-China’s joint exhibition of painting and calligraphy held here to celebrate 70th anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China and 5th anniversary of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML).
The Chinese ambassador was chief guest on the occasion while Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Rector NUML Major General (r) Muhammad Jaffar, Director General NUML Brig Muhammad Ibrahim, Director Confucius Institute, guests and large number of students also attended the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the ambassador said Sino-Pak excellent diplomatic friendly relations are entering into a new phase which is economic friendship. Pakistan is the most reliable friend of China and both the countries will work together for regional peace and stability, he said, adding that Chinese government us focusing at the gross level and offering scholarships for Pakistani students to study in China. He said NUML is playing pivotal role in promoting Chinese language and culture.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said NUML and Pak-China relations are deeply connected with each other. NUML, which was initially NIML, is the premier language teaching institute and Chinese language is being taught here since decades, he said. He said 70,000 jobs have been created through CPEC, Gwadar Port and Thar coal project which are the mega projects. He praised the Chinese government for their poverty alleviation steps and bringing millions of people out of poverty. Pakistan must learn from China to overcome poverty in the country, he said.
Earlier, Rector NUML Major General (r) Muhammad Jaffar welcomed the guests and briefed them about the university. He said NUML is multicultural and multilingual university where a large number of Pakistani students are learning Chinese language.
