[Bilingual] Ministry of National Defense: China and Pakistan Will Deepen Practical Cooperation and Elevate the Two Militaries' Relationship to a Higher Level

国防部：中巴密切务实合作 把两军关系推向更高水平 MND: Militaries of China and Pakistan will Enhance Practical Cooperation and Elevate the Relations to a Higher Level 5月28日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校答记者问。 记者：据报道，国家主席习近平会见了来华访问的巴基斯坦总理夏巴兹，中央军委副主席张升民会见了与总理一起访华的巴基斯坦国防军司令兼陆军参谋长穆尼尔。请问发言人对中巴两国两军间交往合作有何评价？ Question:It was reported that President Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his visit to China. Additionally, General Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff of the Pakistan Armed Forces, who visited China concurrently with the Prime Minister. How do you evaluate interactions and cooperation between the two countries and two militaries? 蒋斌：中国和巴基斯坦是山水相连的好邻居、信义相交的好朋友、守望相助的好伙伴、患难与共的好兄弟。建交75年来，两国友谊经历了国际风云变幻的考验，历久弥坚、深入人心。巴基斯坦朋友常用“比山高、比海深、比蜜甜”来形容中巴友谊，而中国人民也亲切地称呼巴基斯坦为“巴铁”。 Jiang Bin:China and Pakistan are good neighbors connected by the same mountains and rivers, good friends bound by trust, good partners watching out for each other, and good brothers sharing weal and woe. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 75 years ago, the friendship between our two nations has stood the test of shifting international landscapes. It has grown stronger over time and taken deep root in the hearts of our peoples. Pakistani friends often describe China-Pakistan friendship as "higher than mountain, deeper than sea, and sweeter than honey",while the Chinese people affectionately refer to Pakistan as an "iron-clad brother". 中巴两军关系密切，在战略沟通、联演联训、人员培训、装备技术等领域务实合作成果丰硕。两国陆军“勇士”、海军“海洋卫士”、空军“雄鹰”等系列联演联训已成为双方合作的品牌项目。我们愿与巴方一道，按照两国领导人的战略指引，赓续传统友谊，加强战略沟通，密切务实合作，在涉及彼此核心利益问题上坚定相互支持，把两军关系推向更高水平，为加快构建新时代更加紧密的中巴命运共同体、促进世界发展和安全贡献力量。 China and Pakistan enjoy close military-to-military relationship. Fruitful outcomes have been witnessed in practical cooperation across areas such as strategic communication, joint exercises and training, personnel training, and equipment and technology. A series of flagship joint exercises—such as Exercise Warrior for the armies, Exercise Sea Guardian for the navies, and Exercise Shaheen for the air forces—have become signature programs for bilateral cooperation. We stand ready to work with Pakistan to follow the strategic guidance of our leaders, carry forward traditional friendship, strengthen strategic communication, enhance practical cooperation, firmly support each other on issues involving our core interests, so as to elevate our military-to-military relations to a higher level and jointly contribute to the building of an even closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era, as well as to global development and security.