Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif kicks off official visit to China
Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, August 30 AZERTAC
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif kicked off his official visit to China on Saturday. At the invitation of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Sharif will be visiting China from 30 August – 4 September to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State Summit being held in Tianjin.
In China, the Pakistani Prime Minister would hold meetings with the Chinese President and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. The visit is a part of leadership-level exchanges between Pakistan and China.
The Prime Minister in his post on social media platform X announced his departure for a historic visit to China. The Pakistani premier said that he will participate in the SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting in Tianjin and attend the 80th anniversary of the victory over Fascism in WWII in Beijing.
Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif wrote “I look forward to meeting H.E. President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to further build upon our bilateral ties with China, our All Weather Strategic Cooperative Partner, as well as with other key countries of the region, enhance regional cooperation, strengthen multilateralism, and advance shared goals for peace and prosperity”.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the visit was a part of leadership-level exchanges between Pakistan and China. Prime Minister Sharif would hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang. He is also scheduled to attend the military parade with the Chinese President and other world leaders being held in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World’s Anti-Fascist War.
The Pakistani Prime Minister will also hold a meeting with well-known Chinese businessmen and corporate executives to discuss bilateral trade, economic and investment ties besides addressing a Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference in Beijing. According to the Deputy Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar who is member of the Pakistani delegation, Pakistan’s all-weather strategic partnership with China is anchored in trust and strategic alignment.
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