The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good-Neighborly
Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan went into effect on Wednesday.
Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Pakistani Ambassador to China
Salman Bashir exchanged the Instruments of Ratification of the
treaty and signed the certificate on behalf of their respective
governments.
Premier Wen Jiabao signed the treaty with Pakistani Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz during his visit to Pakistan in April,
2005.
Exchanging the Instruments of Ratification of the treaty
signified that China and Pakistan have finished all domestic legal
procedures, and that the treaty took effect on Wednesday.
Wu said the treaty was an embodiment of the common desire for
friendship between the people of the two countries, and indicated
that the China-Pakistan all-weather friendship has entered a new
phase.
This year witnessed the 55th anniversary of the forging of
diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan. Under the joint efforts
of both sides, Wu noted, the Sino-Pakistan strategic and
cooperative partnership would achieve further progress.
(Xinhua News Agency January 5, 2006)
