Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar has arrived in China to participate in the ‘3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation.’
Kakar was received by the Chinese Minister of Science & Technology Wang Zhigang, the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong and Ambassador of Pakistan to China Moin-ul-Haq.
The prime minister is undertaking the visit at the invitation of China’s President Xi Jinping. He is accompanied by a high-level delegation including members of the cabinet and senior government officials.
Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar will attend the Opening Ceremony of the BRF and address the High-Level Forum titled ‘Connectivity in an Open Global Economy’ to be held on October 18, 2023.
The prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang and Memember of the Standing Committee of Politburo of CPC Central Committee Li Xi.
The leaders will discuss all facets of bilateral relations, with particular focus on strengthening trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. They will exchange views on major regional and global developments.
The prime minister will also meet with other leaders of countries participating in the BRF.
While in China, he will meet with leading Chinese entrepreneurs and preside over an interactive roundtable on CPEC to explore new avenues for strengthening trade and investment ties between Pakistan and China.
To further strengthen regional connectivity, trade, investment and people-to-people contacts between the neighbouring regions of Pakistan and China, prime minister will pay a two-day visit to Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
In Urumqi, he will meet with local leadership and business persons and deliver a speech at the Xinjiang University.
The visit of Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar comes in the backdrop of ongoing celebrations marking the 10 years of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
