Xi’s effusive message for Alvi was released at the end of the two-day 2nd China-Pakistan foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue held in the southern Chinese province of Hainan on Friday. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi co-hosted the meet. In his message to Alvi, Xi was effusive about ties between the two “iron brothers” – a phrase often repeated by both countries to describe the snug bilateral ties. “China and Pakistan are good brothers and partners who share special friendship,” Xi said. The first China-Pakistan foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue was held in March, 2019.

Source: Hindustan Times August 21, 2020 14:01 UTC