"Good neighbour is better than a distant Kin (relative)" - Wen Jiabao

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At the end of his 3 days visit to Pakistan, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has urged the international community to respect Pakistan’s efforts as it had rendered invaluable sacrifices in the war against terror. “We should not link terrorism to any specific religion or nation, and avoid pursuing double standard while dealing with the issue. We should rather focus on the root causes of terrorism and ways to eliminate them”, he said while addressing a joint session of the Parliament.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao

Services chiefs, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, provincial governors and chief ministers, ambassadors of the foreign missions in Pakistan and other senior Chinese and Pakistani officials also attended the historic address. Chinese Premier is the first Chinese and 6th world dignitary to address the joint sitting began his speech by greeting the parliamentarians saying; “Assalam-o-Alaikum” and concluded his speech with unanimously lauded slogan, also in Urdu, “Pak-Cheen Dosti Zindabad”.

Premier Jiabao pledged, “China will remain steadfast in its support to Pakistan and will expect the same from the international community. The people of Pakistan will surely overcome difficulties”, he added.
Chinese Premier also vowed to boost strategic cooperation with Pakistan as he wrapped up a three-day visit to Islamabad that concluded by signing deals worth around $35 billion between the two countries. "It is our collective objective to strengthen strategic ties between our two countries. China and Pakistan are the all-weather strategic partners and share the sorrows and joys of each other as close brothers”, Jiabao said, amidst heavy thumping of desks during his address.

Wen Jiabao addressing a historical joint session of the Parliament

“Let’s stand together, with a new confidence, and begin a new era of progress and prosperity, by jointly confronting all challenges”, he said, adding that both the countries had reached the present stage after passing through difficult phases. He said as people in Pakistan say that a good neighbour is a blessing, “We in China say it is better to have a good neighbour than a distant relative”. Jiabao expressed the belief that the Pakistani people would be able to surmount all difficulties and assured that “the Chinese government and people would firmly stand by you to face all challenges together”. He strongly voiced China’s stance against terrorism saying it must not be linked to any particular country or religion. “There should be no dual standards in this regard”, he said and called for making efforts for addressing the real reasons that lead to terrorism. “China’s stance is clear and consistent".


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