BEIJING: Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has categorically rejected as baseless and distorted the reports of some local and international media about courtesy meeting between Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing and Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri last week.
According to a press release issued by Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, Ambassador Yao Jing had made a courtesy call on Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Wednesday last and both sides had a good discussion on China-Pakistan relations including the CPEC and some specific projects in Pakistan.
It said during the meeting, the Chinese Ambassador appreciated the efforts by Pakistani Government to promote religious harmony, on which both sides had full consensus.
The press release said the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China enjoys social stability, sound economic development and harmonious coexistence among ethnic groups.
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