Pakistani chief of the army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, first met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, September 2, during a high -level delegation led by Shehbaz Sharif.
Asim Munir is part of Sharif’s delegation, which participated in the summit of the Shanghai organization for cooperation (SCO) in Tianjin and will participate in the Great show of the Chinese Army, which will take place here on Wednesday 80.
What happened during a meeting of Munir-Xi Jinping?
The Pakistani Chief of the Army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was held on Tuesday by the first formal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, the discussion, described as extensive, focused on bilateral ties, regional cooperation and strategic development.
Asim Munir, who took over the role of off -road marshal at the beginning of this year, was accompanied by PM SHARIFAI Organization Organization (SCO) in Tianjin.
Why is this meeting significant?
This means the first engagement of Asima Munir with President Xi Jinping and distinguishes him from his predecessor General Qamar Javed Bajw, who has met XI during his time.
The visit is a follow -up to the significant involvement of Assim Munir with US President Donald Trump, a step that has attracted attention in China, given the permanent partnership of all the weather between Pakistan and China.
The SCO Summit in Tianjin provided PM Sharif forum to meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with the Prime Minister to appreciate the Global XI (GGI) initiative and emphasized the obligation of Pakistan to regional, the development and security of Chinese staff and projects.
What were the key paths since the Xi JinPing-Munir meeting?
President Xi JinPing emphasized the accelerating pace of global changes and stressed that to ensure regional stability, a vital relationship in China-Pakistan.
He called on the development of the upgraded Chinese Pakistani economic corridor (CPEC) and the free trade agreement in China-Pakistan aimed at giving tangible benefits to both nations.
Shahbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan compliance with one principle with China, promised full support for Chinese projects and staff in Pakistan, and expressed Islamabad’s intention to actively implement another CPEC phase that includes five new economic corridors.
Why is the show in China significant?
During the show, the Chinese army will present its most modern weapons across air, ground, electronic and missile systems.
The demonstration is particularly interesting for Pakistan, which gains more than 80% of its weapons from China.
Asim Munir is expected to witness the show next to Sharif, underlining military and strategic ties.
Pakistan PM Sharif meets Russian President Vladimir Putin
During the SCO summit, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the Pakistan meeting, Sharif emphasized Islamabad’s respect for Moscow relations with the new Delhi and expressed the Pakistani desire to strengthen bilateral relations with Russia and described them as “complementary and complementary to progress and prosperity”.
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