Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and pledged to carry forward their all weather friendship to new heights. Xi Jinping who recalled his earlier meeting with him in 2010, warmly welcomed Sharif. Both leaders discussed bilateral and other issues of concern, said an official press release. The Pakistani premier told the President that Pakistan is faced with numerous challenges and it has an uphill task to pull the economy out from the current economic difficulties. According to an official press release, President Xi said, \"we are proud that you have chosen China for your first overseas visit\". \"Pakistan is a great country and we have enormous love and affection for it\", he further added. The President expressed his hopes that the visit will prove to be fruitful, as both the countries had done a lot of homework. He expressed the hope that tangible outcome will emerge in the coming days and both sides are expected to commit themselves for implementation of different projects and further bolstering their multifaceted cooperation, the press release added.