PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Wang Jiarui, Minister of the International Department of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, here on Monday. The two leaders emphasised on carrying forward the legendary friendship between Pakistan and China to the new heights in the years to come. Minister Wang Jiarui invited the primary leadership of PPP to China for increasing interaction with the leadership of CPC.
He recalled his earlier meeting with Chairman Bilawal in 2008 and before that with Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed and welcomed the third generation of PPP leadership's close friendship with their Chinese counterparts. The two leaders also agreed that Pakistan and China should increase regional co-operation for ensuring peace, harmony, and equitable development in the region. Later, PPP Chairman met Jose De Venecia, Founding Chairman and Co-Chairman of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and former speaker of the House of Representatives of Philippines.
He appreciated the idea of holding this conference which allows them to better understand each others' political and cultural values and traditions. Chairman Bilawal is leading a PPP delegation in the Conference on Development and People's Access taking place here from September 4-6. The delegation comprises Jahangir Bader, Secretary General PPP; Barrister Masood Kausar, Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Secretary General, PPPP and Hasham Riaz Shaikh, Special Assistant to Chairman PPP.