Beijing : Pakistan will cooperate with China to defeat terrorism and secessionism, said Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Zardari Tuesday reiterated Pakistan's commitment to root out
extremism and he assured China of his country's cooperation in
defeating terrorism and secessionism, reported Associated Press of
Pakistan.
The Pakistani president arrived in China Tuesday to attend the first
China-Eurasia Expo to be held in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, from
Sep 1 to 5.
He said Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and will spare no effort to root it out.
Zardari said his daughters were accompanying him on the visit, which
is a proof of generation to generation ties between the two countries.
He also mentioned the forthcoming visit of Pakistan Peoples Party
chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to China later this week to attend the
International Political Conference and said it shows Pakistan and China
were looking to strengthen relations at political parties level.
Pakistan has been hit by a string of terror attacks, specially after the May 2 killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
China too saw terror attacks in July.
Two people hijacked a truck after killing its driver and drove it
into a crowded street in Xinjiang Uygur region. They jumped out of the
truck wielding knives and hacked stunned bystanders.
A day later July 31, a group of people set fire to a restaurant and
randomly attacked civilians with knives in downtown Kashgar. Police
opened fire and shot dead five suspects.
China has credited the act of terror to religious extremists of the
"East Turkistan Islamic Movement" (ETIM) trained in Pakistan. IANS
