Chinese Premier to visit Pakistan on May 22-23
Monday, May 13th, 2013 1:54:53 by Tahir Khan
Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, will visit Pakistan from 22 – 23 May, 2013 at the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
“It is the first visit of Premier Li Keqiang to Pakistan after becoming the Premier of the People’s Republic of China,” a Foreign Ministry statement said.
The statement said the visit takes place immediately after the democratic elections in Pakistan.
“It will provide an opportunity to Premier Li to meet the new leadership in Pakistan,” the statement said.
“The visit also provides further impetus to our strategic relations. These friendly ties and the friendship with China is the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy,” it said.
It said the Government and people of Pakistan look forward to the visit of Premier Li Keqiang. A warm welcome awaits him.
The Chinese premier would be the first world leader to visit Pakistan after the may 11 elections, which reflects the strong bonds of friendship between the two countries.
The two sides will discuss bilateral, focusing on promotion of economic cooperation. They will also discuss regional issues and their role for peace as well as Afghanistan.
Tags: Asif Zardari, Chinese premier-Pakistan, Li Keqiang
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Posted by Tahir Khan
on May 13 2013. Filed under Latest News, National, Pakistan.
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