On November 21, 2013,the Pakistan China Council and Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad jointly held the Seminar on China's Diplomatic Policy on Neighboring Countries. Chinese Ambassador H.E. Sun Weidong was invited to attend the event and made keynote speech. The Chairman of the Pakistan China Council, Pakistan's former Foreign Minister Inam-ul-Haq presided over the seminar. More than 200 people,including scholars, media representatives and diplomats from some countries, attended the seminar.
In his speech, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong, focused on the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and "Central Committee's decision on major issues concerning comprehensively deepening reforms" , stressing the Communist Party of China is committed to promoting China comprehensively deepen reforms, which will have a significant and positive impact on China's development, foreign policy, China-Pakistan relations.
Sun briefed the spirit of the conference on the diplomatic work with neighboring countries. He said China will continue to adhere to good-neighborly friendship, follow the long-term policy of pursuing good neighborly relations and partnership with our neighbors.He highlighted the concepts of friendship, sincerity, benefit and inclusiveness, and the idea of neighboring countries benefiting from China's development and China benefiting from theirs, and achieving common development.
Sun briefed the new progress of China-Pakistan relations. He said China-Pakistan relations are facing new historic opportunities, and prospects for cooperation between China and Pakistan is broader. The two sides should make joint efforts to promote greater progress in China-Pakistan traditional friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Sun also answered the questions regarding the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics, China's reform, China-Pakistan relations and relations between China and the surrounding areas.
Inam-ul-Haq and other participants spoke highly of the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee to China's development, regional and world peace and development, appreciated China is pursuing the foreign policy of good-neighborly friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, convinced that China's two one-hundred-year goals and Chinese dream will be realized. China and Pakistan should seize new historic opportunities to promote all-round cooperation to a new level.