ISLAMABAD – Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing has said that China PakistanEconomic Corridor was a mirror of the ages-old friendship between the twocountries and it would be taken to new heights by our coming generations.

Addressing to a reception dinner in a local hotel here, the ambassadorsaid, “Now I see the enthusiasticyoung blood in abundance around me which will take the two countries to newheights of friendship never reached before”.

He also urged the gathering to keep on working to further strengthen peopleto people contacts at multilateral levels.

Expressing his affection with Pakistan, the ambassador informed that it washis third assignment in Pakistan.

“Pakistan is my second home and its not a new place for me ”, he remarked.

The ambassador also expressed satisfaction on the working of All PakistanChina Friendship Association (APCFA) for enhancing socio-political tocultural linkages between the two countries.

Earlier, in her welcoming remarks, Mrs. Attia Qutub, President APCFA notedthat bilateral ties were strengthening at diverse areas of mutualcooperation.

She also expressed her association’s resolve to further bridging the links.It is worth mentioning here that the association has been actively workingto promoting the friendly relations between the two countries for the last40 years.

The dinner, hosted by APCFA the other day, was attended by members ofexecutive committee of APCFA, Senior patrons, former Presidents and theirfamilies, and the officials from Chinese embassy. The association gifted auniqueTruck Art panel to Yao Jing and wished him and the Chinese guests a veryhappy Chinese New Year.

The representative from China Desk of Foreign Office, Ms Saima offered fullcooperation in materializing the vision of further strengthening Pak-Chinafriendship.