00:00Pakistani Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing today during a four-day state visit
00:07to China.
00:08Both countries had signed cooperation agreements worth 1.22 billion U.S. dollars over the weekend.
00:15The trip marks Sharif's first visit to China this year and takes place as U.S. Secretary of State Marco
00:22Rubio visits neighboring rival India.
00:27The visit also follows high-profile meetings hosted by Xi in recent weeks, including summits with U.S. President Donald
00:35Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
00:37Both Beijing and Islamabad have in recent months positioned themselves as potential mediators in the Iran conflict.
00:44Last week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China would work with Pakistan to support efforts aimed at restoring
00:52peace and stability in the Middle East.
00:55China and Pakistan have maintained close strategic and economic relations for decades, with Beijing being Islamabad's largest trading partner and
01:04a major investor.
01:05Last May, Pakistan also deployed Chinese-made military equipment, including fighter jets, during a brief conflict with India.
Comments