“During the meeting, matters of mutual interest and defence cooperation were discussed,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations in a statement. “Both reiterated the desire to further enhance and strengthen bilateral relations in all fields.”

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to witness the signing of different agreements and celebrate the decade of CPEC.

Earlier on Monday, President Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan’s second-highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), on Lifeng during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad.

The award was given to the Chinese dignitary to honour his role in the promotion of bilateral ties between Pakistan and China.

The ceremony was attended by PM Shehbaz and other civil and military leaders.

China and Pakistan signed six agreements for the promotion of bilateral cooperation.