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Zardari's visit to China begins Tuesday
Islamabad, Oct 13 (PTI) Amid reports that Pakistan will seek a nuclear deal with China, President Asif Ali Zardari will embark on his maiden state visit to the Communist nation, during which the two sides are expected to ink several agreements, including in the fields of energy and space.
Zardari's four-day visit to Beijing will be a
milestone in the bilateral relationship "which have matured
into comprehensive strategic partnership" between the two
sides.
Zardari, during his first bilateral visit to any
foreign country after taking over as President last month,
will meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and the two
leaders are expected to discuss ways to further strengthen the
relationship between the two countries in various fields.
The two countries are expected to sign M.o.U.s,
agreements and protocols in the fields of economy, energy,
space-technology, environment, mass communication and sports.
Earlier, soon after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly
approved the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal on October 1, Pakistan
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had indicated that Islamabad
may seek a similar arrangement with China after the U.S.
repeatedly said no to Islamabad's plea for a bilateral atomic
pact.
On the eve of Zardari's visit to Beijing, Pakistan's
Ambassador to China Masood Khan said the two countries had
"exemplary friendly relations" and the top leadership is
committed to further deepen the "time-tested" ties.
China had last week said that it is looking forward to
and welcomes Zardari's visit to the country.
China expects Zardari's visit to deepen bilateral
strategic and cooperative partnership, a Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman said.
Another major highlight of Zardari's visit to Beijing
would be to seek economic investment and support for his
country as its ties with the U.S. are coming under increasing
strain.
With Islamabad also feeling the economic pinch with
its currency plunging to its lowest ever level, Zardari will
be looking for aid and investment withe Hu Jintao and Premier
Wen Jiabo.
China, which has labelled Pakistan as its "all weather
friend", has one of the largest economic interests in
Pakistan, bank rolling, major infrastructure projects,
including a deep-sea port at Gwadar on the Arabian Sea.
China is also one of the largest arms suppliers to
Pakistan as the two countries have jointly developed the JF-17
fighter jet.
Some other topics of discussions would be the fate of
two Chinese telecom engineers kidnapped by Taliban militia six
weeks ago near the Afghan border. PTI ETB
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Zardari's four-day visit to Beijing will be a
milestone in the bilateral relationship "which have matured
into comprehensive strategic partnership" between the two
sides.
Zardari, during his first bilateral visit to any
foreign country after taking over as President last month,
will meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and the two
leaders are expected to discuss ways to further strengthen the
relationship between the two countries in various fields.
The two countries are expected to sign M.o.U.s,
agreements and protocols in the fields of economy, energy,
space-technology, environment, mass communication and sports.
Earlier, soon after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly
approved the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal on October 1, Pakistan
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had indicated that Islamabad
may seek a similar arrangement with China after the U.S.
repeatedly said no to Islamabad's plea for a bilateral atomic
pact.
On the eve of Zardari's visit to Beijing, Pakistan's
Ambassador to China Masood Khan said the two countries had
"exemplary friendly relations" and the top leadership is
committed to further deepen the "time-tested" ties.
China had last week said that it is looking forward to
and welcomes Zardari's visit to the country.
China expects Zardari's visit to deepen bilateral
strategic and cooperative partnership, a Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman said.
Another major highlight of Zardari's visit to Beijing
would be to seek economic investment and support for his
country as its ties with the U.S. are coming under increasing
strain.
With Islamabad also feeling the economic pinch with
its currency plunging to its lowest ever level, Zardari will
be looking for aid and investment withe Hu Jintao and Premier
Wen Jiabo.
China, which has labelled Pakistan as its "all weather
friend", has one of the largest economic interests in
Pakistan, bank rolling, major infrastructure projects,
including a deep-sea port at Gwadar on the Arabian Sea.
China is also one of the largest arms suppliers to
Pakistan as the two countries have jointly developed the JF-17
fighter jet.
Some other topics of discussions would be the fate of
two Chinese telecom engineers kidnapped by Taliban militia six
weeks ago near the Afghan border. PTI ETB
RKM
NNNN
