Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan enjoys good relationship with both China and the United States and wants to play the same “instrumental role of the 1970s” that had brought Washington and Beijing closer. We want to play the role of 1970s, when Pakistan was instrumental in getting the United States and China together,” Imran said. “The famous visit of Henry Kissinger [the then US secretary of state] was organised by Pakistan, so we hope to play that [same] role,” Imran said. In this regard, the prime minister further said, a memorandum of understanding had already been signed with China. On Chinese cooperation during Covid-19, the prime minister said that China helped Pakistan soon after the breakout of the pandemic by providing assistance and vaccines.

Source: The Express Tribune February 09, 2022 08:05 UTC