- Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to Begin Official Visit to China from Tuesday to Build Trust, Woo Chinese Investors
- PM will be accompanied by a delegation of industrialists, investors and entrepreneurs from Pakistan during his visit to Chinese city Shenzhen
- The agenda of visit includes fostering multilateral cooperation with China
By Muhammad Arif
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a five-day official visit to China from Tuesday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
During the three-segment trip, the Prime Minister will visit the cities of Xi’an and Shenzhen, besides Beijing.
Shehbaz Sharif will meet President Xi Jinping and hold delegation-level talks with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing.
He will also hold meetings with Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji and heads of key government departments.
An important aspect of the Prime Minister’s visit will be meetings with corporate executives of leading Chinese companies dealing in oil and gas, energy, ICT, and emerging technologies.
In Shenzhen, Prime Minister will address the China-Pakistan Business Forum with leading businesspersons, entrepreneurs, and investors from both countries.
He will also visit Economic and Agricultural Zones in China.
The two sides will undertake discussions to further upgrade China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and advance trade and investment.
The talks will be held to enhance cooperation in security and defence, energy, space, science and technology, and education sectors
Before leaving for China trip, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to provide all possible facilities to Chinese industrialists and investors and directed to formulate a comprehensive plan regarding productive business-to-business meetings between the two countries during his visit to China.
PM will be accompanied by a delegation of industrialists, investors and entrepreneurs from Pakistan during his visit to Chinese city Shenzhen.
Official sources stated the delegation will meet the Chinese business community and discuss the promotion of business-to-business relations between the two countries.
Also, the Prime Minister directed Pakistani Ambassador in China to provide all possible facilities to the Pakistani business delegation in China.
