Beijing: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi arrived here on Sunday on a key visit to deepen the Sino-Pak "all weather relations" and brief Beijing on regional issues, including the forthcoming bilateral talks
with India.
During the five-day visit, Qureshi will hold bilateral
meetings with the top Chinese leadership, call on the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary General, hold
luncheon meeting with corporate leaders, and speak at Chinese
Institute of International Studies, officials at the Pakistan
Embassy here said today.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister will hold formal talks
with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and call on Premier
Wen Jiabao.
The two sides will cover the full spectrum of
bilateral relations. Qureshi is expected to brief the Chinese
leadership on the regional situation, including the
India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary talks on February 25 in New
Delhi in a bid to normalise its relations with New Delhi.
India has stalled the composite dialogue with Pakistan
after the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, asking
Islamabad to punish those involved in the carnage.
Qureshi will also discuss Islamabad?s efforts to deal
with terrorism internally with the Chinese leadership.
The meetings with Jiechi and Premier Wen would bolster
the already "strong all-weather", time tested friendship
between Pakistan and China, the officials said.
PTI
