BEIJING: China will give 50 JF-17 aircrafts to Pakistan on emergency basis while reaffirming to standby Pakistan.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on Wednesday.
Both
Gilani and Jiabao discussed bilateral relations, strategic matters and
host of other issues, including Abbottabad operation. The two leaders
also discussed Abbottabad operation and its after affects on the
regional situation, according to media reports.
Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday
reaffirmed two countries will maintain an all-weather friendship.
The
two prime ministers agreed in principle to enhance volume of trade
between the two countries and launching development projects in
Pakistan. Wen held talks with Gilani at the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing on Wednesday afternoon. They witnessed the signing of a number
of cooperative documents between the two countries.
Before the
close-door talks, Wen hold a welcoming ceremony for Gilani, who arrived
in Shanghai Tuesday evening for a four-day visit to China. The signing
ceremony followed talks between Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People at the start of a visit to
Beijing marking sixty years of diplomatic relations between the two
nations.
Beijing offered welcome praise and reassurance to
Islamabad following the May 1 raid on Pakistani territory by U.S.
forces that killed bin Laden. “I wish to stress here that no matter
what changes might take place in the international landscape, China and
Pakistan will remain forever good neighbors, good friends, good
partners and good brothers,” Wen said in remarks before the media
following the talks.
The two leaders later witnessed the
signing of three agreements on economic and technology cooperation,
banking and mining. An accord on military cooperation also expected to
be signed during Gilani’s visit.
According to media reports
China will give 50 JF-17 aircrafts to Pakistan on emergency basi
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said earlier that during
Gilani’s visit, the two sides will exchange views on deepening
bilateral relations, promoting pragmatic cooperation in a wide range of
areas and other international and regional issues of common concern.
China
and Pakistan have established an all-weather friendship and engaged in
well-rounded cooperation, giving each other equal treatment, mutual
respect and sincere support, said Jiang.
Earlier, Jiabao
received Gilani and his team members on their arrival at the Great
People’s Hall. An active contingent of the Chinese Army presented guard
of honour to the visiting PM. Online
