President Asif Ali Zardari has said that there is great potential in South Asia and connectivity between Pakistan and China through road and rail links gives it access to warm waters.
In an interview with China Centre Television, he said, China is a growth market and it needs new markets while Pakistan can be an excellent partner with the Chinese companies to explore the eastern world.
About the warm and deepest friendship between China and Pakistan, the president said, the deep-rooted ties between the all-weather friends have always proven test of the time.
The construction of Karakuram Highway and diplomatic help to each others in all fields are its examples, adding, today China has become an economic engine for the growth of the whole world. He said Pakistan had always supported one-China policy.
About the close ties between India and USA, the President said, "We complement those ties, when India was going with civil nuclear deal with USA we did not oppose it, so we did not mind that our friends have influence on other friends and we expect the same from others.
About security to foreign tourists and foreign investors in Pakistan, the president said, "it is time to start developing those highways those concepts and those futuristic designs today so that by the time we have managed to overcome the difficulties we are facing today, we are just about ready to take off."
About the political situation of the country, his own security and the fight against terrorists, he said, terrorism is a global issue and even the super power could not protect his own president.
There is always security risks in the top jobs.
About the reconciliation policy, he said, democracy has been derailed in Pakistan so many time so it has not been able to really catch root. We have managed to have a consensus Prime Minister on the first day of the government, a consensus Speaker of the National Assembly, consensus budget, passage of 18th Amendment and we are more than happy with the partnership that we have politically, adding that as politics goes there always be a difference of opinion and we consider it.
About extremism and terrorism issues, Zardari said that his government is cooperating with the entire world with this new form of terror, which has taken hostage the world.
President Zardari said that his government would complete his five-year term and survive the political turmoil.
About the prospects of forthcoming Pak-India talks, he said, after the suspension of talks between the two countries after the Mumbai incident, now the dialogue process between Indian and Pakistan has back on track and hopefully we would go forward.
The President said Pakistan wanted good ties with all its neighbours and India is a very large neighbour and hopefully both the countries would look into a mature fashion and come together.
To a question about presence of Indians in Afghanistan, President Zardari said, Afghanistan is a sovereign country and it has sovereign policies. He said that we always appreciate India mature democracy and expects from their mature democracy to have its mature position.
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