Ambassador of Pakistan Meets Party Secretary of Qingdao

October 16,2021

Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Moin ul Haque met Mr. Lu Zhiyuan, the Party Secretary of Qingdao today. During the meeting, both sides held detailed discussions on deepening bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment, trade, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.

Welcoming the Ambassador to Qingdao, Mr. Lu briefed him about the increasing significance of Qingdao as the regional economic and trade hub. He highlighted that as China’s all-weather strategic cooperative partner, provincial government and private and state-owned enterprises of Qingdao accorded top priority to the deepening of trade and cultural linkages with Pakistan.

The Party Secretary expressed hope that newly established sister-city ties between Qingdao and Faisalabad would give a new impetus to bilateral trade and people-to-people exchanges between Pakistan and Qingdao.

Thanking Mr. Lu for warm welcome and his kind sentiments for Pakistan, Ambassador Moin congratulated him on his recent appointment as the Party Secretary of Qingdao. Expressing satisfaction at the growing ties between Pakistan and Qingdao in diverse fields, the Ambassador emphasized  identification of new areas of cooperation including blue economy, costal tourism and media cooperation.

Ambassador Haque is on a two day official visit to Qingdao to meet with Party leadership, local companies and participate in various events being held in connection with 70 years anniversary of China Pakistan diplomatic ties.

Qingdao.

15 October 2021