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Pakistan could benefit from the stability and development of Xinjiang: Yao Jing

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BEIJING, Jun 1 (APP): Pakistan can benefit from the stability and development of Xinjiang, which can also benefit from China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), so this is a win-win and mutually beneficial outcome, said former Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing.

Xinjiang should be promoted to become a link between Pakistan and other countries in the future, said Yao, now director of the Foreign Affairs Office the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Government.

“Central Asia’s economy and development are highly complementary, and China has provided Pakistan a good platform to expand its foreign economic and trade ties and enhance its foreign relations,” he told China Economic Net.

In order to speed up the construction of the Belt and Road Core Area, the Party Committee and the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have put forward a series of policy proposals, put the construction of the China-Pakistan economic corridor in a more important position, and continuously promoted economic and trade exchanges with Pakistan to a broader space.

“Xinjiang is bordered by Pakistan, both historically and now, culturally, economically and tradeally,” he said.

He said, in the process of building the CPEC, almost all the people, materials and equipment are transported to Pakistan through Xinjiang, and many large enterprises directly build production bases in Xinjiang, as the starting point of the corridor, Xinjiang’s important position is very prominent.

Xinjiang should make use of the advantages along the border to accelerate the promotion of high-quality development under the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention.

In particular, the outbreak situation, the autonomous region government from February this year began to fully protect the goods customs clearance.

Xinjiang’s geographical advantages can also build a trade bridge between Pakistan and Central Asia. The highways in Xinjiang are already very developed, so Xinjiang should be promoted to become a link between Pakistan and other countries in the future.

Yao Jing observed that from 2017 to 2020 was a period of consolidation and expansion, a stage in which the economic development of China and Pakistan will really benefit the two peoples.

Yao Jing has always been highly concerned about the construction of the corridor, “I believe that Pakistan’s support and participation in the CPEC has continued unabated, from the supreme leader to all branches of government.

That is because the design of the CPEC and its actual role are entirely due to Pakistan’s own economic needs and to Pakistan’s need for improvement of people’s livelihood.”

From the 1990s to the present, Yao Jing has witnessed the stage of rapid development of China-Pakistan relations.

In 1994, 25-year-old Yao Jing was posted at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and in his first five years in Pakistan, he often dealt with local people.

From 2007 to 2010, Yao Jing made his second trip to Pakistan. In the past three years, as China’s government counsellor in Pakistan, the content of his work has changed and relations between the two countries have taken to a new level.

He said, in 2005, there was a major earthquake in Pakistan’s northwest border, and China did its best to help. “We were among the first countries to provide aid to Pakistan, and all relief supplies were delivered directly from the country to Pakistan by special plane.”

According to Yao Jing, China’s sincerity has been affirmed by the Pakistani people, and when the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Pakistan poured in to help. In support of China, Pakistan has drawn up national reserves to urgently transport 22,260 tents in the country’s total war-ready stockpile to the affected areas.

During 2017-2020, Yao Jing posted as China’s ambassador to Pakistan. During Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan responded by urgently mobilizing 300,000 medical masks, 800 medical protective clothing and 6,800 pairs of gloves from its national public hospital inventory to support China.

With the subsequent spread of the epidemic in Pakistan, China opened a comprehensive assistance to Pakistan, he added.

In recognition of Yao Jing’s contribution to the development of Pakistan-China relations during his tenure, Pakistan awarded Yao Jing his highest civilian medal.

From a staff to ambassadors, from Islamabad to Urumqi, Yao Jing’s life trajectory has become inextricably linked to the development of China-Pakistan relations.

At the end of the interview, he said passionately: “In my life, China-Pakistan friendship will always have its rightful place. No matter what work I do in the future, no matter what position I hold, I will have special feelings for China-Pakistan friendly relations.”

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Speaker of Russian Federal Assembly to arrive in Islamabad today

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Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko will arrive in Islamabad for three day official visit today.

This visit is expected to mark a pivotal moment in the growing diplomatic and parliamentary ties between the two nations.

During her stay, Valentina Matvienko is scheduled to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif besides addressing a special session of the Senate tomorrow.

This visit, featuring significant discussions and strategic engagements, underscores the commitment of both nations to fostering stronger relations.

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Kashmiris observing Black Day today

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Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are observing Black Day today to send a message of rejecting India’s illegal occupation of their homeland.

It was on October 27, 1947 that Indian troops invaded Jammu and Kashmir in blatant violation of the Partition Plan and occupied region against the will of the Kashmiri people.

The day is being marked by a complete shutdown in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Protest marches, rallies, and seminars will be held in Pakistan and across the globe.

In Azad Kashmir, protest marches, rallies and seminars will also be held at all the Districts and Tehsil headquarters to condemn the Indian Army’s invasion on October 27, 1947 and the revocation of the special status of IIOJK by the BJP-led Hindutva government of India.

In the state capital Muzaffarabad, Kashmir Liberation Commission has arranged a protest demonstration followed by a rally.

Similarly, Pasban-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmiri Refugees, other Hurriyat organizations and political and religious parties have arranged anti-India rallies and seminars to observe the Black Day.

President AJK Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister Ch Anwarul Haq have appealed Kashmiris all over the world to register their protest against India.

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BRICS to invite more countries to join as partners

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Chinese President Xi Jinping says BRICS summit has decided to invite a number of nations to become partner countries.

Addressing the summit in Kazan, Russia, Xi hailed the decision as another important development in the course of BRICS development.  

Chinese President said enlargement of BRICS is a major milestone in its development history.

Xi urged BRICS countries to promote an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and make unremitting efforts toward a comprehensive, just and lasting resolution of the Palestinian question.

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