习近平向巴基斯坦新任总统扎尔达里致贺电

3月10日，国家主席习近平致电阿西夫·扎尔达里，祝贺他当选巴基斯坦总统。

习近平指出，中国和巴基斯坦是好邻居、好朋友、好伙伴、好兄弟，两国“铁杆”友谊是历史的选择，是属于两国人民的宝贵财富。近年来，两国保持密切高层交往，双方在涉及彼此核心利益和重大关切问题上相互支持，中巴经济走廊建设取得丰硕成果，两国关系保持高水平发展。

习近平强调，当前世界百年变局加速演进，中巴关系的战略意义更加突出。我高度重视中巴关系发展，愿同扎尔达里总统一道努力，弘扬中巴传统友谊，推进各领域务实合作，推动中巴全天候战略合作伙伴关系取得更大发展，加快构建新时代更加紧密的中巴命运共同体，更好造福两国人民。

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.