President Asif Ali Zardari attended a dinner hosted in his honor this evening by Vice Governor of Xinjiang and Communist Party Secretary of Kashgar Nie Zhuang.
Addressing the event, the President expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality and said he is deeply impressed by the remarkable progress witnessed across Chinese cities.
He lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping for his visionary leadership in transforming China into a major economic power.
Welcoming the President, Mr. Nie Zhuang highlighted the centuries-old ties between Kashgar and the people of Pakistan.
He said Kashgar greatly values its friendship with Pakistan and looks forward to enhancing cooperation in trade, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.
Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong also attended the dinner.
