SARGODHA: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong has urged the young generation from Pakistan and China to play an active role in strengthening bilateral friendship.

Addressing the concluding session of the Sargodha Literary Festival, he said “China will continue to strengthen its strategic relations with Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and help Pakistan in playing a more constructive role in international and regional affairs.”

The session titled ‘70 Years of Pak-China Relations’ was graced by founding member of Pakistan Council on China Humayoun Khan, journalist Aoun Sahi and

Pakistan Institute of China Studies Director Dr Fazalur Rahman.

The ambassador said: “The Sargodha University has been making an outstanding contribution in fostering public diplomacy by developing cultural understanding about China among its youth through its various initiatives and cultivating talents for the nation from a global perspective over the past many years...”

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2021

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