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Jiang Zemin and Mir Jamali.
Pakistan-China for enhance military ties. Iraq war scenerio discussed. China’s National People’s Congress for closer ties with the Pakistan’s Parliament. Jiang Zemin; Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan meet with Prime Minister Mir Jamali.
This is Mir Jamali’s second visit to China after 26 years. 
China, Pakistan to strengthen military ties
BEIJING: China and Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated their resolve to continue their cooperation on military-to-military level for peace and security.
The consensus to this effect was arrived at a meeting held here between Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Chinese Defence General Minister Cao Gangchuan, official sources told APP.
The minister, who called on the prime minister at the State Guest House, assured that China would continue to extend all possible support to Pakistan for further promoting its defence capability.
Deputy Chief of General Staff, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Xiong Kuang Ki was also present at the meeting. Jamali said the Sino-Pakistan ties in the defence sector are meant to promote peace and stability in the region. He said Pakistan highly values the assistance being provided by the Chinese government and the army in the defence sector.
**The cooperation of the two countries is of strategic importance, he added. The Chinese defence minister said China attaches great importance to its relations with Pakistan and hoped it would keep growing with the passage of time in all sectors of mutual interest.
The minister further said that there had been exchange of military delegations between the two countries from time to time, to review and promote the defence relations. This, he added, helped to promote understanding in the defence sector and to learn from each other’s experience.**
Jamali had a busy day of talks in Beijing on Tuesday, with a shared concern over the US-led war in Iraq high on the agenda, Chinese officials and media said. Jamali met with a broad selection of China’s recently appointed “fourth” generation of leaders, including parliamentary chairman Wu Bangguo and President Hu Jintao.
“China has consistently advocated that a political solution be found to the Iraqi question within the United Nations framework,” Hu told Jamali according to Chinese state television. “We urge the relevant countries to halt the military action.”
“Prime Minister Jamali appreciates China’s position (on Iraq) and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in international affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a regular briefing.
Jamali also discussed the Iraqi issue with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, according to Xinhua news agency, which did not elaborate. Foreign ministry spokesman Kong said China’s leaders had explained their “consistent and clear-cut” position on the war in Iraq to the Pakistani guest.
China wants an “immediate end to the war to reduce the humanitarian disaster of the Iraqi people and to safeguard Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Kong said. China wanted “the return to the correct path of the political solution to the Iraqi question within the UN framework,” he said.
Before meeting China’s new Defence Minister, Cao Gangchuan Jamali told reporters that China-Pakistan military cooperation was strong. The relationship between China’s military and Pakistan’s is “excellent” and will continue to be so, Jamali said.
"We have always been together,‘’ he said. ``We have an excellent relation, which will continue." Later, Jamali told Cao that Pakistan, which shares a border with China, pledged to work with Beijing in military matters. “Whatever the policies of Pakistan may be in all the matters, in particular in defence, we will carry on those policies and we will act accordingly and we will go hand in hand with the Chinese government,” Jamali said.
Sino-Pak friendship model of excellent bilateral ties: Hu
BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday said the Sino-Pak friendship would continue to serve as a model of excellent bilateral relations between two neighbouring countries.
He was talking to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali who met him at the Great Hall of the People, along with the other members of his entourage. Expressing sentiments of love and regard for Pakistan, Hu assured the new government of China would continue to attach high importance to their relations with Pakistan.
Prime Minister Jamali, who had hectic engagements on second day of his stay in Beijing, also met Chairman Central Military Commission and former President Jiang Zemin and Chairman Standing Committee of National Peoples Congress (NPC) Wu Bangguo.
During the meeting that lasted about 45 minutes, President Hu noted that Jamali had useful talks with his Chinese counterpart a day before. He expressed his pleasure that the two sides had exchanged views on all matters of mutual concern and arrived at a broad consensus.
He hoped that the visit would give a strong boost to their bilateral relations and the two governments would move forward, developing all-round partnership in all sectors of common interest.
Hu, who is also General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, noted that Jamali was visiting China after a gap of nearly 26 years. Since then there had been a lot of progress in all fields, he added, hoping it would leave a good impact on him.
Reciprocating the sentiment of goodwill, Jamali said that he was deeply moved from the warm reception and hospitality extended to him during his visit. He congratulated the Chinese leadership on assumption of their new responsibilities. He also conveyed him greetings on behalf of President Pervez Musharraf.
The PM said he visited China last time when Chinese first and second generations were in power whereas now the affairs have been transferred to the fourth generation and the progress is quite visible. “We feel that the government in China is in the hands of those who are great friends of Pakistan,” he added.
There is strong desire existing at both sides to further consolidate the relations. This was also need of the time, the prime minister added. Jiang Zemin also noted that there had been excellent cooperation between the two sides over the years and said it would further grow in the years to come.
He recalled his old intimacy and warmth with the Pakistani leadership. Jamali said they hold him (Jiang) in high esteem who has taken the position of an elderly and fatherly figure for his nation.
He also serves as an institution for progress and prosperity of his country. Wu Bangguo, during the meeting with the Prime Minister, also expressed sentiments of love and respect for Pakistan. He said Jamali was the first foreign dignitary who he received in his new capacity as new Chairman of the NPCs standing committee. This is a matter of honour and pleasure for him to receive first foreign guest from Pakistan, he said.
Responding to his welcome remarks, Jamali said he was looking forward for continuation of the existing all-weather friendship. He said he wished to send more and more parliamentary delegations to China to learn from the experience and working of the Chinese Parliament.
Those who were present during the meetings included PM’s Special Assistant Brig.(retd) Mansoor Hamid, Minister for Information and Media Development Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Minister for Industries and Production Liaquat Ali Jatoi, Minister for Petroleum Naurez Shakoor Khan, PM’s Adviser on Finance Shaukat Aziz, Governor, Balochistan Abul Qadir Baloch, Secretary, Foreign Affairs Riaz Khokhar and Pakistan Ambassador to China Riaz Muhammad Khan.
NPC Chairman Eyes Closer Ties with Pakistan Parliament
Wu Bangguo, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said Tuesday the NPC is ready to step up communication and cooperation with the newly elected parliament of Pakistan.
The NPC and the Pakistani parliament had maintained close exchanges and cooperation over the years, playing an active role in consolidating and developing friendly cooperative relations.
