FM Qureshi reaches China on 4-daylong visit

BEIJING: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday reached China to attend First Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, ARY News reported.

Qureshi was warmly welcomed by the Chinese and Pakistani ambassadors at the airport upon his arrival.

Both sides will also hold comprehensive discussions on the entire range of bilateral relations including the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The two sides will also discuss the regional situation and cooperation at multilateral forum.

The foreign minister will also address Political Parties Forum on the CPEC and participate in ruling parties’ dialogue between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Communist Party of China during the visit. He will also call on the Chinese leadership.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s visit will add momentum to close and broad-based bilateral ties and will reinforce efforts to deepen economic engagement under the CPEC, the state media said.

Pakistan and China have been close allies in the region as well as at the global stage calling their ties all-weather relationship.

China has launched the CPEC project under its Belt and Road Initiative in Pakistan, which carries the largest foreign investment in the country in recent years.

Fifty-five thousand Chinese businessmen and workers were issued visas by Pakistan Embassy in Beijing and its four consulates, last year in 2018.