Pakistan highlights ties with China prior to Prime Minister’s visit

Islamabad, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that his country and China have always supported each other in difficult times, in statements prior to Prime Minister Imran Khan's upcoming visit to Beijing.

January 27, 2022
08:31

“We have exemplary relations with China and no one can deny the importance of this relationship,” the foreign minister told Radio Pakistan station.

Qureshi mentioned the setting up of a special working group to take forward the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and other joint projects.

The diplomat added that the main objective of Khan’s visit is to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and expressed his solidarity with China in view of the boycott to the event by some countries.

According to Qureshi, the Pakistani prime minister will meet with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the winter sports event.

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