習近平向巴基斯坦新任總統扎爾達裏致賀電

3月10日，國家主席習近平致電阿西夫·扎爾達裏，祝賀他當選巴基斯坦總統。

習近平指出，中國和巴基斯坦是好鄰居、好朋友、好夥伴、好兄弟，兩國“鐵桿”友誼是歷史的選擇，是屬於兩國人民的寶貴財富。近年來，兩國保持密切高層交往，雙方在涉及彼此核心利益和重大關切問題上相互支援，中巴經濟走廊建設取得豐碩成果，兩國關係保持高水準發展。

習近平強調，當前世界百年變局加速演進，中巴關係的戰略意義更加突出。我高度重視中巴關係發展，願同扎爾達裏總統一道努力，弘揚中巴傳統友誼，推進各領域務實合作，推動中巴全天候戰略合作夥伴關係取得更大發展，加快構建新時代更加緊密的中巴命運共同體，更好造福兩國人民。

Xi congratulates Zardari on election as Pakistani president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

In his message, Xi said China and Pakistan are good neighbors, good friends, good partners and good brothers, adding that the two countries' iron-clad friendship is a choice of history and a precious treasure of the two peoples.

Xi noted that the two countries have in recent years maintained close high-level exchanges, supported each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns, achieved fruitful results in the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and maintained a high level of development of bilateral relations.

The world, Xi said, is confronted with accelerated changes unseen in a century, and the strategic significance of China-Pakistan relations has become more prominent.

The Chinese leader said he highly regards the development of China-Pakistan relations, and is ready to work with President Zardari to carry forward the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan, advance practical cooperation in various fields, push for greater development of China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, accelerate the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, so as to better benefit the two peoples.