ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan will arrive in Pakistan on a three-day visit on May 26, the foreign office said.
According to a statement released by the foreign office, Qishan will visit the country from May 26-28. During the visit, Vice President Qishan will call on President Arif Alvi and have a separate meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan and China will sign memorandum of understanding (MoUs)/agreements and inaugurate projects to enhance bilateral cooperation in a broad range of areas during the Chinese vice-president’s visit to the country.
“The visit of the vice president underscores the vitality of the time-tested and all-weather relationship between Pakistan and China. It would reinforce the strength of bilateral ties and impart further impetus to the growing, multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries in diverse fields,” the statement further said.
It further said the visit of the vice-president reaffirms the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between Pakistan and China. The visit is in continuation of high-level exchanges between the two countries, which have acquired an increased momentum since the prime minister’s visit to China in November 2018 and his participation in the 2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in April 2019.
