ISLAMABAD   -  Pakistan yesterday said its friendship with China had flourished from strength to strength.

Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Pakistan-China friendship was unaffected by vicissitudes of time and changes in regional and global environment,

In a tweet, he said both Pakistan and China remain firm in resolve to further strengthen this all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

His words came after a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two all-weather allies in China the other day.

In a joint statement after the FMs meeting, Pakistan and China resolved to collectively take measures to safeguard their common interests and promote peace, prosperity and development in the region.

The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to facilitate and support “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned” peace and reconciliation process for early realization of a peaceful, stable, united and prosperous Afghanistan.

“Both sides vehemently condemned the terrorist attack in Dasu which caused loss of precious lives and injuries to the Pakistani and Chinese workers,” it added..

They expressed their firm resolve to expose the culprits and their reprehensible designs through the ongoing joint investigation and give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.

Pakistan briefed the Chinese side on the deteriorating situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including its concerns, position and current urgent issues.

The Chinese side reiterated that the Kashmir dispute should be resolved peacefully through relevant UN Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.

Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the spokesperson Spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also tweeted that China and Pakistan were the most trustworthy good neighbours, good friends and good brothers to each other.

He termed the friendship between China and Pakistan as unbreakable.