China, Pakistan on one page.

Byline: SHAFQAT ALI

BEIJING -- China yesterday said Islamabad and Beijing are on one page on international issues.

Speaking to a group of Pakistani journalists here, Yao Wen, Deputy Director General for Policy Planning of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the two countries were working as key partners for the prosperity of the region.

Yao Wen said that the new government in Pakistan led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, had ensured continuity of the policy towards China.

'The PM's recent visit was very positive. We discussed all issues and agreed on all issues. We will always remain the iron brothers,' he said.

The senior Chinese official said Pakistan and China were engaged in top-level contacts to implement all bilateral contracts.

He said that China and Pakistan had a shared future, with their all-weather relationship based upon principles and interests.

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He mentioned China's great support to Pakistan in the sectors of security, trade and infrastructure development.

Yao Wen said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor was the largest comprehensive project with any country.

He said that CPEC was a fusion of multiple development projects, aimed at the prosperity and well-being of citizens of the country and the region at large.

The official said CPEC had huge economic benefits for the people of Pakistan and the region.

Separately, Pakistan's ambassador to China Naghmana Hashmi said that Pakistan and China were close friends, partners and brotherly countries.

'This relationship had developed with the continuous efforts of successive generations of leaders and diplomats from both countries,' she said at a luncheon in honour of the...