INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Beijing later today on a three-day visit to China
PM Imran is expected to discuss regional and bilateral issues with the Chinese leadership, suggest reports
The premier will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, and other important government figures
According to a statement made by Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed, PM Imran will also take up economic issues in his meetings, with the
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor agreement also on the agenda.Rasheed told reporters on Sunday that cooperation in key sectors, including
agriculture, industrial and socio-economic industries, would also be discussed during the visit
PM Imran will address the China-Pakistan Business Forum in the Chinese capital as well, aiming to bolster economic and trade exchanges
between the two neighbouring countries.The delegation travelling with the premier is expected to hold talks with several Chinese
entrepreneurs and heads of different companies on the visit to explore possibilities related to investment in Pakistan.According to a report
in Radio Pakistan, the two sides will likely discuss the immediate implementation of the Phase-II of China-Pakistan Free Trade
Agreement.They will also examine the abolition of quota for all Pakistani agricultural products like rice, wheat, corn, soybean, sugar and
This would be the third visit of the premier to China within a year.The visit comes only a few days after the premier returned to Pakistan
after attending the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, where he met several world leaders during a week-long stay in
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