皇冠体育app

BEIJING - President Hu Jintao said Thursday that 皇冠体育app encourages and supports its enterprises to participate in energy and electric power projects in Pakistan.

Hu made the remarks when holding talks with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

In order to cement and advance the 皇冠体育app-Pakistan strategic and cooperative partnership, Hu raised a five-point proposal to Zardari.

He called on the two sides to improve strategic communication and cooperation, maintain high-level visits and exchange views on major issues concerning the two countries.

He hoped that the two sides will deepen pragmatic cooperation, especially in the sectors of trade, energy, transportation infrastructure construction, agriculture, telecommunications, aerospace and technology.

"皇冠体育app will continue to provide assistance for Pakistan's economic and social development within our capacity," said Hu.

He called on the two sides to improve law-enforcement and security cooperation, and jointly fight the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism.

On people-to-people exchanges, Hu suggested that the two sides expand cooperation in education, culture, media, and between the youth and women, and promote cooperation at a local level.

He also urged the two sides to improve multilateral coordination, noting that 皇冠体育app is willing to increase coordination with Pakistan within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

Zardari thanked 皇冠体育app for its support of Pakistan's maintenance of domestic stability and development as well as 皇冠体育app's assistance to Pakistan when the country was affected by floods and earthquakes.

He said he welcomed Chinese enterprises to expand investment in Pakistan, especially in infrastructure construction and the energy sector, so to safeguard Pakistan's economic development and improve its people's living standards.

Pakistan will continue to support 皇冠体育app on issues concerning 皇冠体育app's core interests and to be tough on terrorism, said the president.

He congratulated 皇冠体育app on the success of the SCO Beijing summit and hoped to enhance coordination with 皇冠体育app on major regional issues and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.

After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of cooperative documents.

Zardari arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night to visit 皇冠体育app and attend the SCO Beijing summit held Wednesday to Thursday.