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Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore, Pakistan, February 13, 2024. /CFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Xi noted he believes that under the leadership of Sharif and the new Pakistani government, and with the united efforts of all walks of life in Pakistan, the country will definitely achieve new and greater accomplishments in the cause of national development and progress.
Xi stressed that China and Pakistan should continue their traditional friendship, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in all fields, jointly build an upgraded version of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, continue to deepen the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, and build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, so as to bring more benefits for the people of the two countries.
On the same day, Chinese Premier Li Qiang sent a congratulatory message to Sharif.
Sharif, the joint candidate of an alliance led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, was elected with 201 votes out of the total 293 votes cast in Sunday's polling held by the National Assembly, the lower house of the country's parliament.
(With input from Xinhua)