The Prime Minister of Pakistan along with his delegation arrived in Beijing on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and meet the top Chinese leadership.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reached China on Thursday on a four-day official visit. In China’s capital Beijing, he will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and meet China’s top leadership, including President Xi Jinping. Imran Khan’s visit comes amid the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two allies. Imran Khan is also accompanied by a high level delegation. These include Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen, Planning Minister Asad Umar, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razzaq Daoud and Special Assistant on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Khalid Mansoor.
Top leaders of the two countries to review bilateral ties
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that apart from attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Imran Khan will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Bilateral relations will be reviewed during this meeting. During this, there will be a special focus on strong trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, including the multi-billion dollar CPEC project.
Before leaving for China, the ministers in the delegation described the visit as very important. Foreign Minister Qureshi said that our Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with China’s top leadership will focus on bilateral strategic partnership, regional affairs and peace and security in South Asia.
Finance Minister Tareen said that Imran Khan would propose to the Chinese leadership to relocate industries in Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones, which would benefit both sides.
Let us
tell you that China is going to host the Winter Olympic Games from February 4 and for this it is trying to mobilize leaders from all over the world. This is because the US and its allies have announced a diplomatic boycott of China over allegations of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
China has released a list of leaders attending the opening ceremony. According to this, 32 global leaders including Imran Khan, President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the ceremony. India has also refused to attend the ceremony, accusing China of politicizing the Olympics.
