Pakistani Army Chief Kiyani on 5-day China visit

[raja786]

Yaar kabi tau "chawlan" marni band kardia karo pliiz

I have witnessed indian members on Pakistani defence realted forums or sites bull$hiting and this guy is no exception.If one has nothing positive to Contribute then its only fair to keep the craphole shut.

Kayani,s visit to China is not against any country or person as some may think here.Its normal routine visit on China,s invitation and this happens on regular basis with other friendly countries.He will meet the civil leadership and military leadership,there might be talks on future projects or they might agree on some mutuel issues.

regards

raja

 

[Omar1984]

This is very good news. China is Pakistan's only true friend. Pakistan's other friends are all two-faced and are not really Pakistan's friends.

 

[raja786]

This is very good news. China is Pakistan's only true friend. Pakistan's other friends are all two-faced and are not really Pakistan's friends.

I will agree on some part of your thoughts but not all friends are like that,Saudi,s are our true friends, they funded us through thick and thin.

 

[lawxx]

Xinhua Beijing January 5 (reporter Tan Jingjing) Premier Wen Jiabao at the Zhongnanhai Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Chiani.

Wen said that the face of the complicated regional and international situation, China and Pakistan strengthen communication and coordination, jointly cope with challenges, the common interests of both sides. China will continue to support Pakistan to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, support Pakistan's economic development and improving people's livelihood, promote domestic harmony and stability. I believe the Pakistani government, army and people will be able to unite efforts to overcome difficulties and achieve new development.

Wen said that the Pakistani army to safeguard China-Pakistan friendship, promote all-weather strategic partnership between the two countries made important contributions to the development of the Chinese government to support military exchanges and cooperation.

Chiani, said the Pakistani military and people thanked China for Pakistan's economic development, social stability and sincere help, thanked China for supporting Pakistan to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The development of Pakistan all-weather strategic partnership is the consensus of all walks of life in Pakistan is the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign strategy. Pakistan's military will continue to promote the Pakistan-China friendship and cooperation, continue to firmly support the Chinese side to safeguard the core interests.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-01/05/c_111379286.htm

 

[Donatello]

Xinhua Beijing January 5 (reporter Tan Jingjing) Premier Wen Jiabao at the Zhongnanhai Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Chiani.

Wen said that the face of the complicated regional and international situation, China and Pakistan strengthen communication and coordination, jointly cope with challenges, the common interests of both sides. China will continue to support Pakistan to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, support Pakistan's economic development and improving people's livelihood, promote domestic harmony and stability. I believe the Pakistani government, army and people will be able to unite efforts to overcome difficulties and achieve new development.

Wen said that the Pakistani army to safeguard China-Pakistan friendship, promote all-weather strategic partnership between the two countries made important contributions to the development of the Chinese government to support military exchanges and cooperation.

Chiani, said the Pakistani military and people thanked China for Pakistan's economic development, social stability and sincere help, thanked China for supporting Pakistan to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The development of Pakistan all-weather strategic partnership is the consensus of all walks of life in Pakistan is the cornerstone of Pakistan's foreign strategy. Pakistan's military will continue to promote the Pakistan-China friendship and cooperation, continue to firmly support the Chinese side to safeguard the core interests.
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Chiani?

 

[A1Kaid]

The article is translated from Chinese to English, and perhaps thats why Kayani is spelt as Chiani.

 

[VelocuR]

China, Pakistan pledge to take military ties to 'new level'

BEIJING: China and Pakistan on Thursday pledged to strengthen their military ties and step up defense cooperation to a “new level” during a meeting between Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and top Chinese military officials in Beijing.

“China and Pakistan pledged to strengthen military ties and bring existing cooperation to a new level”, Xinhua news agency reported after General Kayani’s meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Gen Liang Guanglie.

“China values its traditional friendship with Pakistan,” Liang said, adding that Beijing hopes to develop “pragmatic and effective cooperation with Pakistan in national defense arena. He said bilateral “all-weather friendship” held between China and Pakistan is a strategic choice and is in accordance with fundamental interests of both nations. China hopes to safeguard regional peace and stability with Pakistan and contribute to the security and development of two countries, he added.

General Kayani said Pakistan attaches great importance to its relationship with China, adding that both countries have extensive common interests in both international and regional affairs, Xinhua said.

Earlier Pakistan Army Chief held talks with Gen Ma Xiaotian, deputy Chief of Staff of People’s Liberation Army (PLA). They exchanged views on regional security and military relations between two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei told a media briefing in Beijing today.

Ma told Kayani that China and Pakistan have established all-weather friendship over a long period of time. The two militaries have conducted all dimensional, wide ranging multi tiered exchanges, Hong said.

The two sides have cooperation in defense security consultation, military drills, personal training, college exchanges, equipment construction as well as non traditional security, Hong said. China would like to enhance strategic communication with Pakistan side and consolidate the foundation so as to advance bilateral relations, he stated.

Pakistan and China also indulged in combined counter terrorism training for their special forces late last year.

 

[regular]

Excellent thinking of the both countries leaders....It will be a great partnership between the two leaderz for the stability and survival of the region from the ruthless aggression of the Western hegemony.......Insha-Allah....

 

[Omar1984]

Pakistan, China support each other’s core interests


BEIJING, JAN 5 (APP): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that as a true and steadfast friend of Pakistan, China would continue to support Pakistan’s efforts to safeguard its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, maintain its national dignity and back the country’s economic growth. Premier Wen Jiabao underlined this message in a meeting with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) here at Zhong Nan Hai. The meeting lasted for seventy-five minutes. General Kayani is on a bilateral visit to China at the invitation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) leadership. As COAS, this is General Kayani’s third visit to China. The COAS thanked Premier Wen Jiabao and the Chinese government and people for their consistent support to Pakistan in its efforts to uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as foster economic development and social stability.
“Pakistan would never seek confrontation; it would always seek relations on the basis of mutual respect,” he said.
General Kayani expressed the confidence that the resilient people of Pakistan would overcome difficulties.
The COAS said that now the younger generations of China and Pakistan are engaging each other to strengthen their all-weather friendship.
Development of China-Pakistan strategic partnership is the cornerstone of the two countries’ policies and shared aspiration of their people, General Kayani said.
“China will always stand by Pakistan in difficult times.

Pakistan will find it to be a reliable partner,” Premier Wen Jiabao said, who paid a historic visit to Pakistan in 2010.
Premier Wen said that China and Pakistan support safeguarding of each other’s core interests and thanked Pakistan for its people’s consistent stand on Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang.
General Kayani said Pakistan armed forces will unswervingly boost cooperation with China and firmly support China’s efforts to maintain its core interests.
Premier Wen Jiabao said that in view of the complex and evolving regional and global situation, closer and strengthened coordination between Pakistan and China is imperative in order to meet common challenges.
He said Chinese Government and PLA would continue to support stronger defense cooperation between the two countries and more frequent military to military exchanges.
Premier Wen expressed his belief that the government, armed forces and people of Pakistan will work together to overcome the challenges facing them and achieve rapid development.
The Chinese Premier said Pakistani armed forces have made important contributions toward maintaining bilateral relations and boosting the China-Pakistan strategic cooperative partnership.
Premier Wen said that Pakistan is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and has given enormous sacrifices which ought to be duly recognized by the international community.
He applauded Pakistan’s efforts to create an enabling environment for peace, stability, security and economic development.
Premier Wen said that China would support Pakistan’s efforts to focus on vital economic areas of energy, infrastructure, and agriculture. In addition, he said, the two countries would continue to fortify military to military cooperation.
General Kayani said Pakistan is pursuing a holistic concept of internal and external security. Pakistan’s objective is to see a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. “If Afghanistan is peaceful and stable, Pakistan will be the biggest beneficiary,” he said.
Strong Pakistan-China ties, including between the two Armed Forces, have remained a constant factor for decades despite changes in the domestic and international situations. “We will resolutely work towards further strengthening this relationship,” he said.
General Kayani spent a busy day here in Beijing. He held talks with General Ma Xiaotian, PLA’s Deputy Chief of General Staff, on a wide range of bilateral defense cooperation issues covering defense and security dialogue, joint exercises, training of personnel, defense co-production, and defense trade.
Before the talks, in an impressive ceremony at Ba Yi Building, General Kayani inspected Guard of Honour by a smartly turned out contingent of PLA.
Later in the day, he met with General Liang Guanglie, China’s Defense Minister. General Kayani and General Liang expressed satisfaction that defense cooperation between the two countries had gained new breadth and depth and explored new avenues to enhance collaboration in diverse areas.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Masood Khan and Pakistan’s senior military officials also attended the meetings and the call on Premier Wen Jiabao.


Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Pakistan, China support each other’s core interests

 

[somebozo]

I think we are done milking the US for good! The new chapter in Asia will be dominated with China Russia CIS and Pakistan on one side versus hegemonic India and USA on the other side.

 

[kas786]

I will agree on some part of your thoughts but not all friends are like that,Saudi,s are our true friends, they funded us through thick and thin.

Yeah but too bad they fund terrorism in Pakistan.

 

[Big Boss]

China treads cautiously on Kayani visit amidst Pak political storm

A carefully modulated exercise is evident from the reports emanating from Beijing on the current visit of Pakistan's army chief Ashfaq Kayani.

As the Pakistan Army confronts the United States on one hand and the civilian leadership headed by President Asif Ali Zardari [ Images ] on the other in a triangular re-assertion of its primacy in strategic matters, China's political and military leadership has carefully chosen to bolster the image of the army as the driving force of the all-weather strategic relationship between the two countries.

This carefully modulated exercise is evident from the reports emanating from Beijing on the six-day visit of Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani [ Images ] to China, which started on January 4.

General Kayani has already had some high-profile engagements in Beijing -- including a well-publicised 75-minute meeting with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, another meeting with China's Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie, and discussions with senior officers of the People's Liberation Army.

Attempts have been made by Chinese and Pakistani sources to underline the fact that this is General Kayani's third visit to China as the COAS in an apparent bid to discourage speculation connecting the visit with the Army's confrontation with the US on one hand and the elected Pakistani civilian leadership on the other.

Despite this, it is significant that the reported remarks of Wen in his discussions with Kayani as disseminated by the official Xinhua news agency highlighted the role of the Pakistan Army in strengthening the strategic relationship between the two countries.

The Xinhua despatches, as carried by the Party-run People's Daily and the PLA Daily, quoted Wen as having stated as follows: 'The premier said Pakistani armed forces have made important contributions toward maintaining bilateral relations and boosting the Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership. He pledged to support stronger military exchanges and cooperation between both countries.'

In the past, Zardari had made frequent visits to China ostensibly for studying the Chinese model of development. These visits and his interactions with Chinese leaders and officials had created an impression that the Chinese felt comfortable with his leadership in Pakistan and would not like it to be disturbed.

The reports emanating from Beijing so far on the visit of Kayani and his interactions with Chinese leaders and PLA officers clearly indicate an attempt by the Chinese, to the satisfaction of Kayani, to underline the continued importance attached by them to the role of the Pakistan Army in strategic matters.

While the Chinese have avoided saying anything that might be construed as marking a distance from Zardari, who is perceived by the Pakistan Army as being 'soft' to the US, it is clear that the Chinese feel that it would be in their interest if the Pakistan Army maintains its primacy in strategic and national security matters.

The Xinhua despatches have also reported as follows: 'Kayani, who is currently on a six-day visit to China, expressed gratitude for China's efforts to aid Pakistan's economic growth and social stability, as well as China's support for Pakistan's efforts to maintain its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Developing the Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership is a cornerstone of the foreign strategies of both countries, Kayani said.'

There is a significant difference in the report on Kayani's talks with Wen as put out by the government-run Associated Press of Pakistan and Xinhua. The APP report said, 'Premier Wen said that China and Pakistan support safeguarding of each other's core interests and thanked Pakistan for its people's consistent stand on Taiwan, Tibet [ Images ] and Xinjiang.'

There is no reference in the Xinhua despatches put out so far about the Chinese support to Pakistan's core interests as claimed by the APP. While there have been no references to Pakistan's relations with India [ Images ] and the US in the reports on the visit emanating from Pakistan as well as China, it is to be noted that the burden of Kayani's remarks in Beijing as reported by the Pakistani media has been on Pakistan's interests in Afghanistan.

The APP has reported, 'Pakistan is pursuing a holistic concept of internal and external security. Pakistan's objective is to see a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. If Afghanistan is peaceful and stable, Pakistan will be the biggest beneficiary, Kayani said.'

The Xinhua despatches do not refer to Kayani's reported remarks on Afghanistan. From a study of the reports on the visit emanating so far, two conclusions emerge regarding the objectives of Kayani's visit: One, to seek a reiteration of Chinese support for the primacy of the Pakistani military leadership in strategic matters; and two, to seek a recognition of Afghanistan as a core interest of Pakistan as a quid pro quo to Pakistan's recognition of Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan as the core interests of China.

While going half-way to meet the expectations of the Pakistan Army, the Chinese have taken care to avoid any misperception of their taking sides in Pakistan's differences with the US and India and in the internal confrontation between the Pakistani Army and the civilian leadership, particularly Zardari.

China treads cautiously on Kayani visit amid Pak political storm - Rediff.com India News

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Kayani off to China to buttress defence ties | The Nation gives news details


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for China on Wednesday in what is seen as a crucial development in the backdrop of changing security dynamics in this region.

An official statement says General Kayani left for Beijing on a five-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese authorities. The event is widely seen in sequel to Pakistan’s initiative for reviewing rules of engagement with the US amid its ongoing row with the Western military alliance just days after Pakistan’s military rejected the findings of a NATO launched probe into Mohmand Agency attack on two military pickets in November last year.

‘During his visit, General Kayani will call on China’s political and military leadership. The interaction will encompass the complete range of Pak-China relations, related to security and defence’, Pakistan Army statement said.

Some important defence pacts consensus on which is likely to be arrived at during the aforesaid visit include Pak-China border security cooperation, proposed anti-drug trafficking measures and joint military exercises. The Pakistani military, according to official sources, is set to review the anti-human trafficking and narcotics control agreements it had signed with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and were previously overseen under the umbrella of NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The part of these agreements that exclusively concerns Pak-Russia bilateral cooperation on human smuggling and narcotics trade would reportedly stay intact while several key agreements falling under the official ambit of NRC are to be either reviewed or cancelled.

In addition, it is learnt, the Pak-China border security cooperation entails bilateral agreements on joint border patrolling, surveillance and intelligence information exchange to stop the infiltration of illegal immigrants from both sides of the Gilgit-Baltistan-Xinjiang border and bilateral understandings on defence production.

Military cooperation in this regard is reportedly finalised between China‘s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Northern Light Infantry (NLI), an operational regiment of Pakistan Army deputed in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The proposed enhanced cooperation between PLA and NLI is widely perceived as part of Pakistani security establishment’s counter narrative strategy against its hostile relationship with the allies amid the US reported reservations over NLI’s close collaboration with the Chinese Army.

On November 24th last year, just a couple of days before the NATO attack, General Kayani had said that Pak-China friendship was beyond the routine cooperation. ‘Pak-China relations are not against any country, but share in mutuality a host of combined interests’, Kayani had said this while talking to journalists on the conclusion of two-week long Pak-China joint military exercise YOUYI-2011 at Mangla Cantonment.

His statement was deciphered as a ‘strong message’ conveyed in the wake of dwindling Pak-US strategic relationship even before the Mohmand Agency attack had taken place.

Pakistan disrupted intelligence cooperation with the US and operationalised its full-scale defence system in the aftermath of NATO gunship choppers attack on Volcano and Boulder check posts on November 26th.

The development followed by the evacuation of Shamsi base from the US forces, a hotbed for the US drone strikes in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, stoppage of NATO supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan and repeated assertions from Pakistan’s political, diplomatic and military commands for reviewing rules of engagement with the US have mounted concerns for Washington that is heavily dependent on Pakistan’s intelligence cooperation in war on terror.

Pentagon on Monday hoped that Pakistan would resume Afghanistan-bound NATO supplies hoping that the deteriorating ties with Pakistan would improve. A day later, the NATO command in Afghanistan also hoped the opening of these supplies. Some days back, Pakistan had rejected the NATO probe into November’s attack while questioning the credibility of the report that was led by Brigadier General Stephen Clark, who, military said, once remained the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan.

This news was published in print paper.To access the complete paper of this day. Click here

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

No he is just there to say to please send in extra 18-20 J10B fighters as discussed

Could be perhaps a deal for Submarines or may be 150 J10B that has been discussed few times

Or something simple as Gwadar port security matters

 

[Screambowl]

Kayani off to China to buttress defence ties | The Nation gives news details


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for China on Wednesday in what is seen as a crucial development in the backdrop of changing security dynamics in this region.

An official statement says General Kayani left for Beijing on a five-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese authorities. The event is widely seen in sequel to Pakistan’s initiative for reviewing rules of engagement with the US amid its ongoing row with the Western military alliance just days after Pakistan’s military rejected the findings of a NATO launched probe into Mohmand Agency attack on two military pickets in November last year.

‘During his visit, General Kayani will call on China’s political and military leadership. The interaction will encompass the complete range of Pak-China relations, related to security and defence’, Pakistan Army statement said.

Some important defence pacts consensus on which is likely to be arrived at during the aforesaid visit include Pak-China border security cooperation, proposed anti-drug trafficking measures and joint military exercises. The Pakistani military, according to official sources, is set to review the anti-human trafficking and narcotics control agreements it had signed with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and were previously overseen under the umbrella of NATO-Russia Council (NRC). The part of these agreements that exclusively concerns Pak-Russia bilateral cooperation on human smuggling and narcotics trade would reportedly stay intact while several key agreements falling under the official ambit of NRC are to be either reviewed or cancelled.

In addition, it is learnt, the Pak-China border security cooperation entails bilateral agreements on joint border patrolling, surveillance and intelligence information exchange to stop the infiltration of illegal immigrants from both sides of the Gilgit-Baltistan-Xinjiang border and bilateral understandings on defence production.

Military cooperation in this regard is reportedly finalised between China‘s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Northern Light Infantry (NLI), an operational regiment of Pakistan Army deputed in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The proposed enhanced cooperation between PLA and NLI is widely perceived as part of Pakistani security establishment’s counter narrative strategy against its hostile relationship with the allies amid the US reported reservations over NLI’s close collaboration with the Chinese Army.

On November 24th last year, just a couple of days before the NATO attack, General Kayani had said that Pak-China friendship was beyond the routine cooperation. ‘Pak-China relations are not against any country, but share in mutuality a host of combined interests’, Kayani had said this while talking to journalists on the conclusion of two-week long Pak-China joint military exercise YOUYI-2011 at Mangla Cantonment.

His statement was deciphered as a ‘strong message’ conveyed in the wake of dwindling Pak-US strategic relationship even before the Mohmand Agency attack had taken place.

Pakistan disrupted intelligence cooperation with the US and operationalised its full-scale defence system in the aftermath of NATO gunship choppers attack on Volcano and Boulder check posts on November 26th.

The development followed by the evacuation of Shamsi base from the US forces, a hotbed for the US drone strikes in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas, stoppage of NATO supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan and repeated assertions from Pakistan’s political, diplomatic and military commands for reviewing rules of engagement with the US have mounted concerns for Washington that is heavily dependent on Pakistan’s intelligence cooperation in war on terror.

Pentagon on Monday hoped that Pakistan would resume Afghanistan-bound NATO supplies hoping that the deteriorating ties with Pakistan would improve. A day later, the NATO command in Afghanistan also hoped the opening of these supplies. Some days back, Pakistan had rejected the NATO probe into November’s attack while questioning the credibility of the report that was led by Brigadier General Stephen Clark, who, military said, once remained the commander of allied forces in Afghanistan.

This news was published in print paper.To access the complete paper of this day. Click here

to the bold italic part. what kind of cross border movements?