PM Imran arrives in China to attend Second Belt and Road Forum

Imran Khan will deliver a keynote speech in the opening ceremony of the Forum on Friday.

BEIJING (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reached China on four-day official visit to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.

During the visit, Imran Khan will deliver a keynote speech in the opening ceremony of the Forum tomorrow (Friday).

On the sidelines of the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Imran Khan will attend the Leaders  Roundtable to be participated by leaders from around thirty-eight countries and will speak in its first session.

He will also hold meetings with several heads of state and government, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, and corporate and business leaders.

A meeting between Imran Khan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde is also schedueled to be held on Friday.

Pakistan and China will also sign several Memoranda of Understanding and agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in diverse areas.

Following the Forum, the prime minister will address a Pakistan Business and Investment Forum on Sunday which will be attended by prominent Pakistani and Chinese businessmen.

The prime minister will also participate in Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition along with President Xi Jinping and other world leaders.

Pakistan and China are all weather strategic cooperative partners and their friendship is based on mutual confidence and commonality of interests.

The two countries have always stood by each other through the tests of time. The leadership of both countries is committed to further strengthen this friendship by enhancing mutually beneficial economic and commercial relations.

He visit will be instrumental in taking Pakistan-China bilateral relations to new heights.

In a statement before his departure, the PM Imran Khan expressed resolve to take the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China to newer heights.

Imran Khan said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative. CPEC will remain the top priority of his government.

The prime minister said in Phase II of CPEC, we are jointly focusing on socio-economic development, job creation, livelihood projects and accelerating cooperation in agriculture and industrial cooperation including Special Economic Zones.

“China is our closest friend and iron brother,” he said adding, “I look forward to meet my good friends President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang for an in-depth exchange of views on all issues of mutual interest.”

Imran Khan said: “It is a matter of great satisfaction for him that Pakistan-China bilateral ties are not only based on convergence of interests but are rooted in common experiences of past and high level of mutual trust and understanding.”

This friendship is ingrained in the hearts and minds of our people. It would remain unaffected by any regional and international developments.

The premier endorsed China s vision of a peaceful world based on win-win cooperation and community of shared destiny and a new model of development envisioned in President Xi s Belt and Road Initiative.