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Prime Minister Imran arrives in Beijing on official visit to China

Prime Minister Imran arrives in Beijing on official visit to China
October 8, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Beijing on a three day official visit to China on Tuesday. Chinese Cultural Minister Luo Shugang received him at the Airport. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing and Pakistan envoy’s to China Naghmana Hashmi were also present. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdoom Khusro Bkhtiar and Chairman Board of Investment Zubair Gilani are accompanying the premier. During his three-day visit, the prime minister will meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Both Chinese leaders will separately host banquets in honour of the Prime Minister. A number of agreements and MoUs are expected to be signed at a ceremony to be witnessed by the two Prime Ministers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S27zP0pknFs Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will join the Prime Minister's meetings with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping. The visit of the prime minister is in continuation of the long-established tradition of the leadership of the two countries meeting regularly and consulting closely on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest. Prime Minister Imran Khan will exchange views on regional developments including the state of peace and security in South Asia arising from the situation in occupied Jammu & Kashmir since 5 August 2019. The visit will be instrumental in further cementing Pakistan's economic, investment and strategic ties with China. Among other things, the premier will apprise the Chinese leadership of the government's recent landmark decisions to speed-up implementation of ongoing CPEC projects as well as efforts to project CPEC as a High-Quality Demonstration Project of BRI. There will be interaction with senior representatives of the Chinese business and corporate sector for deepening bilateral trade, commercial and investment partnership. Imran Khan will also participate in the closing ceremony of the Beijing International Horticulture Expo, as a Chief Guest, where Premier Li Keqiang will be the host. Pakistan and China are closest friends, staunch partners and 'iron brothers'. The two countries are joined together in an "All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership". This time-tested friendship between the two countries is based on unparalleled mutual trust, understanding and commonality of interests. The leadership of both countries is fully committed to building closer China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future in the New Era.