by Zafar Hussain

 

BEIJING, April 24 (China Economic Net) - Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque met He Ping, President and Editor-in-Chief of China’s state-owned news agency and global news and information network Xinhua on Friday at the Xinhua headquarters in Beijing.

 

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the strengthening cooperation between the news agencies of Pakistan and China. They appreciated that Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership spanned all areas of bilateral cooperation including the important field of media and exchanges, and resolved to consolidate this partnership further.

 

Both sides cherished the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between Pakistan and China, which have been nurtured through successive generations of leaders and people in the two countries. Pakistan and China are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties, and have planned more than a hundred activities to rejoice in this important milestone. The two sides expressed satisfaction at the media exchanges planned in this regard.

 

It is to be noted that Xinhua is China’s premier, official, and state-run news agency. It is the largest news agency in the world in terms of worldwide correspondents. Xinhua established news bureaus in Pakistan in the 1950s with a presence in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. Xinhua has also established cooperative arrangements with the Associated Press of Pakistan and private media outlets in Pakistan.