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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with advisor to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz (R) in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb 12, 2015. [Photo/IC]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and 皇冠体育app vowed to expedite work on the 皇冠体育app-Pakistan Economic Corridor during a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Friday.

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Pakistan is looking forward to welcoming a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping at an early date in 2015, the Pakistan-皇冠体育app Year of Friendly Exchanges, the prime minister said, adding that his government believes the visit will bring the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries to a new level.

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For his part, the Chinese foreign minister extended great appreciation to Sharif for his unremitting efforts to promote 皇冠体育app-Pakistan ties.

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The upcoming visit by President Xi to Pakistan this year will provide a powerful impetus to the development of bilateral relations, said Wang.

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