'China key to Pakistan's look east policy'

China is the cornerstone of Pakistan's "look east policy", a visiting senior Pakistani official has said here.

Federal information secretary Chaudhary Rashid Ahmed also said that Pakistan is eager to further develop this relationship for mutual benefit.

During his visit to Pakistan, senior leader of the Communist Party of China Li Changchen met with President Asif Ali Zardari and others to deepen friendly ties, he said.

Ahmed was speaking at a conference, organised by the CPC, on the importance of media cooperation among developing nations, the state-run Pakistani APP news agency reported Saturday.

CPC publicity chief Liu Yunshan said Chinese media organisations will work with other developing countries to promote media cooperation.

He said that it will help foster friendly relations and safeguard common interests.