China's role enhanced in global politics, economics: Ambassador Hashmi on two sessions.

BEIJING -- Pakistan's Ambassador to China, Naghmana Hashmi said on Friday that the "two sessions" had come to occupy increasing importance in view of China's enhanced role in global politics and economics in the last three decades.

"The two sessions enjoy great significance in the annual political calendar of China. They have come to occupy increasing importance in view of China's enhanced role in global politics and economics in the last three decades," she told Global Times while commenting on China's Two Sessions of this year, the country's most important political event, opened on Thursday after a two-month delay due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

"This year's sessions, however, are even more important as they are being held at a critical juncture when the international community is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic with the specter of impending global recession looming large," she added.

Ambassador Hashmi said the upcoming sessions would deliberate upon an array of issues with implications not only for China but for the world at large.

"Since China's economy is greatly integrated and enmeshed with the global economy, 'The Plan for China's Economic and Social Development for 2020' to be reviewed in the upcoming National People's Congress session would be of great interest, both for local and international observers,"A She added.

She said in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was also expected that the two sessions would deliberate on the measures to improve healthcare and emergency response system including refining the existing laws for prevention of infectious diseases, and wildlife protection.

"I would also be looking forward to the discussion on the draft civil code which would be submitted to the NPC session for final deliberations. The draft civil code is the most extensive legislation covering various aspects of private life. Its various provisions, in fact, are the product of necessities of current time," she added.

Ambassador Hashmi said the draft civil code, if passed, would constitute a major milestone in constitutional history of China.

"I am hopeful that the upcoming two sessions would be an important event to brainstorm new ideas which would further promote the prosperity and development of China and bring the nation a step closer to achieving its two centenary goals," she added.

Meanwhile, talking to China Daily, Ambassador Hashmi said that Pakistan and China are "All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners" and...