BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that it will "unswervingly" continue
to support Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism and urged "relevant
countries" to offer further help to the South Asian country.
"Pakistan
has made important contributions in fighting terrorism and made great
sacrifices," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu during
a regular news briefing.
"The Chinese government will unswervingly continue to support Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism," said Jiang.
Jiang
said that preventing and dealing with terrorist threats is a challenge
for the entire international community, and urged more international
cooperation regarding the issue.
"We hope relevant countries
will continue to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan and provide
further help to the country, " said Jiang.
Jiang’s remarks came as Pakistani Prime Minister Raza Gilani arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for an official visit. Online
