PM Nawaz Sharif lands in China with 4 Chief Ministers
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with four chief ministers and several federal ministers reached China on a six-day official visit on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited the premier to attend the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
In the six-day sojourn, the premier is also scheduled to meet high-level Chinese leadership.
Sharif is accompanied by chief ministers of all four provinces, as well as Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Railways Minister Saad Rafique, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir and IT Minister Anushay Rehman, among others.
The high-level delegation left Friday morning in a special plane from Islamabad airport.
“Pakistan is an important partner of China in promoting One Belt One Road Initiative and we believe that Prime Minister Sharif’s visit and his attendance at the forum will give a boost to our cooperation in the relevant fields,” Geng Shuang — a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry — said while responding to a question during his regular press briefing.
The spokesperson said, as an organiser and host of the forum, China will warmly welcome all the guests from around the world, including Pakistan.
He said the CPEC is a premier and pilot project of the One Belt One Road Initiative and progress has already made in this regard.
“The forum will be held from May 14, 15 and we all are looking forward to it,” he added.
