Islamabad, June 21st—Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with Ishaq Dar, Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan.  

Liu said, not long ago, President Xi Jinping had a successful meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif during his visit to China. The two sides achieved significant progress in further deepening the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and advancing practical cooperation in various fields, charting the course for the future development of China-Pakistan relations. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Pakistani side to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen strategic mutual trust, firmly safeguard each other's core interests, promote the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and enhance practical cooperation in infrastructure, economy, trade, agriculture, and other fields. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Pakistani side to expand cultural and people-to-people exchanges, strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism and security, and build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era.  

Dar said, Pakistan-China friendship is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif 's successful visit to China once again demonstrated the unbreakable bond between the two countries to the international community. Pakistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and fully supports the three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping. The Pakistani side is fully committed to advancing the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, resolutely combating terrorism, and taking effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions in Pakistan.