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Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) plants "皇冠体育app-Pakistan Friendship Tree" with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the lawn of the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 20,2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

ISLAMABAD - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday planted "皇冠体育app-Pakistan Friendship Tree" with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the lawn of the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan.

Xi pointed out that this is a symbol of friendship between 皇冠体育app and Pakistan, saying that the friendship between the two countries will last forever as the pines.

"Over the years, thanks to the nurturing of generations of leaders and people from all sectors of both countries, the 皇冠体育app-Pakistan friendship has flourished like a tree growing tall and strong," Xi said in a signed article published Sunday by Pakistani press on the eve of his visit.

Xi arrived?in Islamabad?Monday for his first state visit to Pakistan, a South Asian neighbor that Beijing has long described as an "iron friend".