Pakistan congratulates Iron Brother China on highly successful Mars landing

Islamabad: Pakistan congratulated Iron Brother China on highly successful landing of Chinese spacecraft at Mars.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had a telephone conversation with the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

FM Qureshi underlined that the successful Mars landing was a historic milestone for China in the technological realm, said an official statement released here by the foreign ministry.
The Foreign Minister underscored that the year 2021 had a special significance as it marked 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries and over the years, our bilateral relationship had become an All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
He said that Pakistan and China should continue to deepen their cooperation in fighting Covid-19.

He thanked China for the support it had extended to Pakistan in containing the spread of the pandemic, including through provision of vaccines.
Foreign Minister Qureshi maintained that China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Minister’s Dialogue was playing an important role in promoting peace and stability, said the statement.
The two Foreign Ministers agreed to deepen Pakistan-China strategic cooperation and coordination to deal with the emerging challenges and reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to intensify their collective efforts to promote peace, stability and imperatives of justice.
The Palestinian issue, peace process in Afghanistan, and Pakistan-China bilateral relations were also discussed, the statement said.