ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China on Sunday said that any conspiracy to hit Islamabad-Beijing relations will be defeated.

It said during a meeting between Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong and Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, as the later visited Chinese Embassy in Islamabad.

Naqvi also discussed the recent Prime Minister's visit to China and said it further promoted Pakistan-China relations. He briefed the Chinese envoy over the security measures taken for the protection of Chinese citizens.

 Interior Minister while talking to the Chinese ambassador said that recent visit of the Prime Minister has further strengthened the friendship between the two countries, according to official statement.

 He highlighted that the President, Prime Minister and top leadership of China have always supported Pakistan. He outlined the measures for protecting Chinese citizens across Pakistan and discussed the security plan for Chinese engineers and staff working on CPEC and other projects. Interior Minister said that comprehensive and effective SOPs have been made for the security of Chinese citizens and a separate force SPU is being established in Islamabad for the protection of foreign nationals.

Interior Minister emphasized that the protection of our Chinese brothers working for the Pakistan's progress and development is topmost priority of the Government. He stressed that no one can create a rift in everlasting friendship of Pakistan and China, and any conspiracy against it will be defeated.  

While expressing  his satisfaction with the security arrangements the Chinese Ambassador said that Pakistan and China are all weathers friends and China attaches great importance to it's relations with Pakistan. Secretary Interior Khurram Ali Agha and senior officials of the Chinese Embassy were also present on the occasion.