On October 15, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Great Hall of the People.

Wen said China and Pakistan were close friendly neighbors. The China-Pakistan friendship had weathered the changes on the world stage and the strategic cooperative partnership was maintaining a good momentum. China understood and supported the Pakistani government in framing and carrying out security and development strategies in line with its state interests and circumstances, said Wen, expressing sincere wish for peace, stability and prosperity of Pakistan.

China considered ties with Pakistan one of the priorities in foreign relations and it hoped to continue high-level exchanges and increase coordination on major international and regional issues with Pakistan to jointly address terrorist threats. China was willing to tap potential to advance pragmatic cooperation in all areas, well implement the already-signed agreements and under-construction projects and enhance cooperation in water conservancy, hydro-electricity, agriculture, fishery, railway, road transport, finance, education and culture, in a bid to carry on China-Pakistan friendship from generation to generation.

Gilani said China was Pakistan's most reliable friend and strategic cooperative partner. It is a common aspiration of the Pakistani government and people to further develop bilateral good-neighborly friendship. Pakistan was willing to work with China to boost the strategic cooperative partnership to a new high and enhance cooperation in economy and trade, agriculture, water conservancy, rail and road transportation and finance, he said. Gilani reiterated Pakistan's firm support of China's position and measures on issues related to Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang.