SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived here on Thursday for a two-day visit to hold bilateral talks, promote economic and trade cooperation and discuss the regional situation with the Pakistani leadership.
During the visit, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is leading an eight-member delegation, will meet Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and is also scheduled to hold talks with President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
A statement issued by the Foreign Office earlier had said that all aspects of the bilateral relationship between China and Pakistan, with a special focus on political, strategic and economic cooperation would be reviewed and consolidated during the talks.
“Pakistan attaches great importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with China. Such high-level visits are a regular feature of the time-tested and unshakeable bonds of friendship between the governments and peoples of Pakistan and China,” the FO spokeswoman had said.
Both Beijing and Islamabad are to finalise the dates of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan, which is expected to take place next month.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad would also co-host the launching ceremony of Pakistan-China “Year of Friendly Exchanges” during the visit.
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