PM Kakar to visit China next week: FO
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 12, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will visit China next week on a two-day official visit, confirmed Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch.
Speaking to the media during her weekly briefing, the FO spokesperson said that the premier will be visiting China to attend the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at the request of the Chinese president.
The Pakistan prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will hold a meeting with world leaders on the sidelines of the BRI forum.
China will hold the 3rd summit on international cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on 17-18 October in Beijing.
Several leaders from around the world including President Vladimir Putin, are expected to attend the summit as China has invited leaders from more than 50 countries of Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
The BRI is a plan for global infrastructure and energy networks that China launched a decade ago to connect Asia with Africa and Europe through land and maritime routes.
China had signed Belt and Road cooperation documents with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations, the foreign ministry said.
The 1st Belt and Road Forum was held in Beijing in May 2017 with the participation of top officials from Russia, China and 28 countries of Eurasia, Africa and Latin America.
The 2nd forum took place in the Chinese capital in April 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road initiative in 2013.