Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in China for his five-day visit. He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinpeng today (Friday) in Beijing.
He was given a guard of honour at the airport where he was received by Pakistan’s ambassador to China and Chinese officials.
During his visit, PM Khan will meet the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank president and tour the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Beijing.
He is scheduled to travel to Shanghai on November 4, where he will participate in the China International Import Expo on November 5 and deliver a keynote speech.
He will also speak to the Pakistan Business Forum.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Khusro Bakhtiar, and Sheikh Rashid, the ministers of foreign affairs, finance, planning, and railways, respectively, as well as Abdul Razak Dawood, the advisor to Khan on commerce, textiles, industries production and investment, and Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal are accompanying the Prime Minister during his visit to China.
According to a spokesperson for the Prime Minister Office, Khan is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, his counterpart, Li Keqiang, and other top officials.
During this visit to Beijing, which comes on the Chinese leadership’s invitation, various agreements are to be signed between the two friendly nations, the spokesperson added.
According to the Foreign Office, during the visit, the two sides will review the entire range of bilateral relations, which mark a long history of mutual trust and mutual support. The two leaderships will also sign several agreements in diverse fields.
He will visit the Monument to the People’s Heroes at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and also meet the chairman of the National People’s Congress on November 3.
He will meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the same day at a ceremony during which the two leaders will sign memorandums of agreements between the two countries.
On November 4, the PM will speak at the Central Party School before leaving for Shanghai to participate in the first China International Import Expo. The premier will be a keynote speaker at the inauguration of the expo, and among 18 heads of state and government who will be attending the expo.
