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| China and Pakistan vow to increase anti-terrorism cooperation |
| 2004-12-18 |
| China and Pakistan on Friday vowed to step up cooperation in the war on terrorism, state media reported on Friday. The People's Daily quoted President Hu Jintao as saying to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz that terrorism posed a grave threat to regional and world peace and both China and Pakistan had been deeply harmed by it. "The Chinese government is in firm opposition to terrorism in all forms and appreciates Pakistan's preventive measures in safeguarding the security of Chinese personnel and institutions in Pakistan,' the Chinese president said. The agreement to enhance cooperation follows the killing of a Chinese engineer in Pakistan in October. He had been taken hostage by an Al Qaeda-linked militant group. Mr Aziz described bilateral ties as "all-weather" and "time-tested" and said Islamabad would do all it could to keep them that way. "Pakistan will never allow anyone to conduct terrorist activities against foreign countries on its territory and will spare no efforts in safeguarding the security of Chinese companies and their personnel in Pakistan," said Mr Aziz. |
| Posted by:Fred |