China gifts old embassy building to Pakistan as a token of love
Islamabad: As a sign of everlasting friendship, iron brother China has gifted its old embassy building to Pakistan to set up a Foreign Service Academy.
As a goodwill gesture the Chinese Embassy will hand over the building to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after its complete renovation and will bear the expenses incurred on the renovation of the building.
The Foreign Service Academy will be relocated to the building gifted by China after renovation, China Economic Net reported.
The renovation of the old building has already been started. In this regard, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visited the building Friday where he was welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing.
The Foreign Minister also extended special thanks of Prime Minister Imran Khan for this good move of China.
Both FM Qureshi and Ambassador Yao Jing vowed to take the friendship to new heights.
They said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had further cemented the brotherhood between the two friends.
Pakistan-China relations began in 1951. Since then, both countries have placed considerable importance on the maintenance of an extremely close and supportive special relationship and the two countries have regularly exchanged high-level visits resulting in a variety of agreements.
China has provided economic, military, and technical assistance to Pakistan, and each country considers the other a close strategic ally.
Bilateral relations have evolved to a partnership. Diplomatic relations were established in 1950, military assistance began in 1966, a strategic alliance was formed in 1972, and economic co-operation began in 1979.
Maintaining close relations with China is a central part of Pakistan’s foreign policy.
Chinese cooperation with Pakistan has reached economic high points, with substantial Chinese investment in Pakistani infrastructural expansion including the Pakistani deep-water port at Gwadar. Both countries have an ongoing free trade agreement.
