ISLAMABAD – Former Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong, in a letterto PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, has expressed the hope that he wouldthat continue to contribute to the development of the bilateral relationsbetween the two countries.

The former Chinese ambassador wrote, “China and Pakistan enjoy anall-weather strategic partnership and cooperation. China-Pakistan brotherlyfriendship has withstood the Pakistan and always takes Pakistan as apriority in its diplomacy.”

Weidong said, “I’m delighted that both sides have conducted cooperation ina wide range of areas including politics, economy and people-to-peopleexchanges, and achieved fruitful results. Especially, as the pilot projectof the Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC has made prominent progress in itsimplementation with the joint efforts of both sides on the basis of mutualbenefit and win-win result.”

He thanked Shehbaz for the cooperation he rendered as chief minister ofPunjab, and said, “A lot of projects of CPEC in Punjab including theSahiwal Coal-fired Power Plant, the Zonergy Solar Project and the OrangeLine Metro are making important contributions to the development ofPakistan and bringing tangible benefits to the local people. I deeplycherish our friendship and highly appreciate the support you have extendedto me and my colleagues during my tenure as Ambassador of China toPakistan. I hope that you continue to contribute to the development of thebilateral relations. Wish you good health and everything goes well.”