Article Posted on : - Nov 03, 2012

BEIJING (PTI): China and Pakistan held their fifth round of strategic dialogue to review close cooperation in different areas ahead of the next week's change of Chinese leadership.

The talks were held on Thursday between Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying.

The Dialogue would further strengthen the "all-weather Pakistan-China partnership", Pakistan's state-owned APP news agency reported.

Fu said the complex international environment necessitated deeper cooperation between the two countries.

The dialogue was held ahead of November 8 Congress of the ruling Communist Party during which a new leadership would be selected to replace the 10-year stint in power by President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders.