習近平致電祝賀夏巴茲當選巴基斯坦總理

新華社北京3月3日電 3月3日，國家主席習近平致電夏巴茲·謝裏夫，祝賀他當選巴基斯坦伊斯蘭共和國總理。

習近平指出，相信在夏巴茲總理和巴基斯坦新一屆政府領導下，在巴基斯坦各界團結努力下，巴方一定能夠在國家發展進步的事業中取得新的更大成就。

習近平強調，中巴兩國要賡續傳統友誼，加強各領域交流合作，共同打造中巴經濟走廊建設升級版，持續深化中巴全天候戰略合作夥伴關係，構建新時代更加緊密的中巴命運共同體，為兩國人民創造更多福祉。

同日，國務院總理李強向夏巴茲總理致賀電。

Xi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif on election as Pakistani PM

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Xi noted he believes that under the leadership of Sharif and the new Pakistani government, and with the united efforts of all walks of life in Pakistan, the country will definitely achieve new and greater accomplishments in the cause of national development and progress.

Xi stressed that China and Pakistan should continue their traditional friendship, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in all fields, jointly build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, continue to deepen the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, and build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, so as to bring more benefits for the people of the two countries.

On the same day, Chinese Premier Li Qiang sent a congratulatory message to Sharif.