ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday facilitated Mr Qin Gang on his appointment as China’s Foreign Minister.
Heartiest felicitations to H. E. Qin Gang on his appointment as the Foreign Minister of China. I look forward to working with @AmbQinGang towards taking the Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership to even greater heights.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 30, 2022
In a tweet on Saturday, the foreign minister said he is looking forward to work with him, taking China-Pakistan all-weather cooperative strategic partnership even to greater heights.
Meanwhile, Qin Gang in his reply thanked Bilawal for his warm congratulations and reciprocated the sentiments he expressed in his Tweet.
Thank you for your warm congratulations! I look forward to working with you to further promote China-Pakistan All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership! Chin-Pakistan Dosti Zindabad!
— Qin Gang 秦刚 (@AmbQinGang) December 31, 2022
Qin Gang was appointed as the new foreign minister, according to a decision made by the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Friday.
Qin Gang, the incumbent Chinese Ambassador to the US, has replaced Mr Wang Yi, who is a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor.