Beijing, 29th January, 2015:  The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Sardar Ayaz Sadiq leading a delegation of parliamentarians from Pakistan called on his counterpart, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China,Zhang Dejiang here today.

During the meeting both sides expressed satisfaction over bilateral parliamentary exchanges. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that parliamentary exchanges between Pakistan and China have helped both countries to share each other’s best practices and develop better mutual understanding. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq apprised the Chairman NPC about legislature in Pakistan and evinced keen interest in the Chinese legislative body’s mechanism.

Zhang Dejiang said that such high level contacts enhance mutual cooperation and friendship between legislatures of both the countries. The meeting took place in an increasingly cordial atmosphere where other delegate members of parliament also shared their viewpoints. The delegation discussed ways and means to keep up the momentum of bilateral relations through increasing interaction of parliamentarians as well as through promoting trade, educational, cultural and investment links.

Other members of the National Assembly of Pakistan who attended the meeting included Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao(MNA), Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari(MNA), Siraj Mohammad Khan(MNA),Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar (MNA), Muhammad Afzal Khan(MNA), Nasir Iqbal Bosal(MNA),Azhar Qayyum Nahra(MNA),Khalil George(MNA). Asia Naz Tanoli(MNA)

The delegation has visited Shanghai and is now in Beijing on the last leg of their weeklong tour of China, having met the Chairperson of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress Yin Yincui on Monday in Shanghai where they also discussed prospects of Chinese investments while visiting various Chinese enterprises.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress (NPC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is convened between plenary sessions of the NPC. It is led by a Chairman, who is amongst China’s top ranking legislators in China's political ranking system.