Chinese President to visit Pakistan on April 20: FO

Chinese President to visit Pakistan on April 20: FO
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Summary Important agreements will be signed between both the countries during the visit

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Pakistan on April 20 for a two-day visit, Dunya News reported.

During weekly media briefing in Islamabad she stated that the Chinese President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation and will sign various important agreements and memorandums. The president would also be awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan.

While talking about Kashmir issue, she reiterated that Pakistan will not abandon the Kashmiris in any situation and will stand by them in the hour of need.

She termed the violence on peaceful Kashmiris ‘shocking’ and said that the cases filed on their leaders are false and baseless.

Furthermore, she said that the government is making arrangements to evacuate jailed Pakistanis in Yemen or to provide them safety there.

While reacting to Indian agitation she said that Indian forces aggression on Line of Contro (LOC) is an effort to divert attention from Pakistani operations against terrorists.

She also said that increase in Indian Defense budget is detrimental for the region.

Tasnim Aslam refused to respond to a statement by a UAE foreign minister and said that FO do not respond to statements which are issued on Twitter and are unofficial.

Moreover, she said that Pakistan considers Huthi rebels in Yemen as non-state elements.
 

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