During the talks, Wen said that the two sides have identified infrastructure, energy and agriculture as priority areas of bilateral cooperation.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, front) and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani inspect honour guards during a welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2011. [Zhang Duo/Xinhua]

"The Chinese government encourages Chinese enterprises in expanding their investment in Pakistan and boosting cooperation with the Pakistani side in terms of trade, finance and technology," he said.

"I want to stress that no matter how the international situation changes, China and Pakistan will always be good neighbors, friends, partners and brothers," Wen added.

Gilani echoed Wen' s remarks and praised China as "the most reliable friend and all-weather strategic partner."

Gilani thanked the Chinese government and Chinese people for their selfless help and support to the Pakistani side.

Pakistan is willing to work together with China to step up bilateral cooperation in infrastructure, energy, agriculture, investment, trade,finance and people-to-people exchanges, as well as their coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs, and take advantage of the anniversary to push the Pakistan-China strategic partnership of cooperation to a new high.

After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of three cooperative documents between the two countries, including an agreement on economic and technical cooperation between the two countries, an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding on Crisis Management between the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) and the State Bank of Pakistan, and Addendum No. 2 to the Lease Contract Sanduck Copper-Gold Project for Extension between Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd and Sanduck Metals Ltd.

Liu Mingkang, chairman of the CBRC, said the amendment between the bank and the State Bank of Pakistan is a very important agreement, as it allows the two sides to strengthen coordination, exchange information and make joint efforts to tackle crises together.