ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to arrive
in Pakistan next week, according to media reports.
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The Chinese president was scheduled to visit Pakistan in September last year but later the governments of Pakistan and China mutually agreed to postpone his visit in view of the political situation at that time in Pakistan.
In her weekly media briefing in Islamabad on March 26, the Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam had said that the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan was confirmed and the dates of his visit would be announced simultaneously in Beijing and Islamabad.
The spokesperson had said that during the visit of the Chinese president, the two countries would review the whole gamut of bilateral relations as well as regional and international matters of common interests.
The two countries would also sign some important agreements in order to further cement the friendly and strategic relations, she had added.
Meeting reviews preparations made for Chinese President’s visit
Meanwhile, the Committee constituted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif regarding visit of the Chinese president to Pakistan reviewed preparations for the long awaited visit in its meeting in Islamabad on Friday.
The Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who presided over the meeting, emphasized the need for complete inter-ministerial coordination for finalization of all proposed agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoUs) between the two countries.
The minister called for elaborate arrangements for media coverage with due focus on pre-visit publicity, highlighting the significance of this visit.
The finance minister and the Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal also issued instructions for chalking out impressive cultural events during the course of the visit.
