巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里访问中国不断加深两国的伙伴关系(译文)

消息来源:www.dawn.net/Monday, 13 Oct, 2008

伊斯兰堡消息：巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里将在本周二飞往中国来寻求经济投资，由于和美国联系紧密，在这此不断加深的经济危机前寻求支撑本国的经济。

巴基斯坦是中国在亚洲关系最密切的盟友，中国在此方面是寻求巴基斯坦与印度抗衡。

扎尔达里自今年九月上任以来，这四天的访问是他首次外出访问的第一个国家，上个月他参加纽约的联合国大会后与美国布什总统会面了。

退休的军队总司令马苏德对法新社表示："扎尔达里仍在不断的学习，因为在外交上赢得各方的平衡是很困难的事情。"

“由于美国和中国在巴基斯坦强势存在，扎尔达里将寻求一个使中美两国共同存在巴基斯坦，并且对巴基斯坦最大利益化。这是扎尔达里面临最大的困难”。马苏德说。

由于巴基斯坦同样经济困难，所以必须要求西方的支持者避免银行破产。扎尔达里在与胡锦涛主席和温家宝总理的见面中寻求援助和投资。

这是扎尔达里就任总统后第一个正式的双边访问，因此对于巴基斯坦的国民来讲享受高水平的理解、信任和善意。巴基斯坦外交部说。

北京政府说扎尔达里的访问将加深中巴两国战略伙伴的关系。

其它将要讨论的问题包括：六周前两名中国电信工程师在阿富汗边境被塔利班武装势力绑架，这两名工程师命运如何。

中国已正式要求巴基斯坦政府营救人质。

过去驻巴基斯坦的中国人成为伊斯兰武装势力和反对派部落的袭击的目标，因为这些反政府武装显然在尝试希望结束伊斯兰堡与中国可信赖的联盟关系。

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PAKISTAN

Zardari heads to China to'deepen partnership'

Monday, 13 Oct, 2008 | 03:00PM PST |

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flies toChina on Tuesday seeking economic investment and support for hiscountry as its ties with the United States come under increasingstrain.

Pakistan is one of China's closest allies in Asia, with Beijingseeing the country as a counter-balance toIndia.

Though the four-day visit isZardari's first state visit since he assumed office in September,he met US President George W. Bush in New York late last month forthe UN General Assembly.

Retired army general Talat Masoodtold AFP that Zardari was still ‘learning on the job’ and had adifficult diplomatic balancing act to pull off.

‘Both the US and China have a strongpresence in Pakistan and Zardari will seek to ensure that theirjoint presence is used to find maximum benefit for the country asit faces further difficult times,’ he said.

With Pakistan also feeling theeconomic pinch – it has been forced to ask its Western backers tostave off bankruptcy – Zardari will be looking for aid andinvestment in talks with President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister WenJiabao.

‘This is the first official bilateralvisit of President Asif Ali Zardari abroad, and is to a countrywith which we have always enjoyed a high degree of understanding,trust and goodwill,’ the foreign ministry said.

The Beijing government has said ithopes Zardari's visit will ‘deepen the strategic partnershipbetween China and Pakistan.’

Other topics for discussion arelikely to include the fate of two Chinese telecoms engineerskidnapped by Taliban militants six weeks ago near the Afghanborder.

China made an official request for the Pakistani government torescue the hostages.

Chinese citizens in Pakistan havebeen targeted by Islamic militants and tribal rebels in the past inan apparent attempt to end Islamabad's valuable alliance withChina.