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Gilani says China has advised Pak to augment trade with India | | Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that
their ‘best friend’ China has advised his country to augment trade ties with India. “Our best friend China , whose own trade volume with India has touched $70 billion
mark, has advised us to promote trade relations with India ,” The Nation quoted
him, as saying. He described Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent visit
to India as “very successful and important” and added that opening of trade with
India will promote stability in the region. Gilani said that trade relations will
be expanded to include Afghanistan and Iran as well by giving transit facility
to India and added that China will also become an active trade partner with these
countries. He said enhanced trade among the regional countries would help promote
stability and bring about peace in the region through amicable resolution of contentious
issues. “Progress on balance of trade with India , Pak-Afghan Transit Trade and
energy projects with Iran will help the country achieve the cherished goal of
stability in the region” he added. He said all political parties, including the
PML-N were in favour of establishing sound relations with India . On being asked
if Pakistan ’s military establishment was also on board over this fresh thaw of
ice between both states, he dodged the question by saying “they should be supportive
of the government initiatives in this regard”.
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