President Musharraf and Prime Minister Aziz greet China on its national day

ISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have extended greetings to China on its national day being celebrated on Monday and said that Pakistan is proud of its “all weather” and “time tested” friendship with China.
President Musharraf in his message of greetings to Chinese President Hu Jintao said, “On the occasion of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China, it gives me great pleasure to extend to your excellency, the government and the people of China our warmest felicitations.”
The President in his message further said, “As close friends and neighbors, we cherish the excellent ties and comprehensive partnership between our two countries. We are also proud of great national accomplishments of the Chinese people.”
President Musharraf said, “Your excellency’s visit to Pakistan last year was an outstanding success.”
“Together we were able to delineate the trajectory for further broadening our cooperation to achieve common development and for promoting peace and prosperity of our peoples,” he added.
In his message, President Musharraf further said, “I have no doubt that our friendship, which is rooted in the hearts and minds of our people will continue to grow in strength in the year ahead.” “I wish your excellency’s good health and happiness and ever-greater progress and prosperity to the friendly people of China,” said the President concluding his message.
In his message to Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said, “On behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, it gives me great pleasure to extend our warmest felicitations to your excellency on the occasion of the national day of the People’s Republic of China.”
The Prime Minister further said, “Pakistan and China are old and good friends. Our friendship is ‘all weather’ and ‘time tested’.”
Shaukat Aziz said friendship of Pakistan and China has remained constant over five decades and has been passed on from generation to generation ever invigorated and refreshed.
“Pakistan is proud of the achievements China has made in all the fields and we are determined to reinforce our traditional friendship by ever closer cooperative partnership in all domains,” he said.
Shaukat Aziz said, “I wish your excellency good health and happiness and continued progress and prosperity to the friendly people of China.”—Xinhua