Pakistan PM, 4 CMs to attend OBOR summit in China

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with four Chief Ministers and Federal Ministers will leave for China on Friday to attend the two-day Belt and Road summit, a media report said.

During his stay in China, Sharif will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Kaqiang, Geo News reported.

"Pakistan is an important partner of China in promoting One Belt One Road Initiative and we believe that Prime Minister Sharif's visit and his attendance at the forum will give a boost to our cooperation in the relevant fields," Geng Shuang - a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry - said while responding to a question during his regular press briefing on Thursday.

He said the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a premier and pilot project of the One Belt One Road Initiative and progress has already made in this regard.

"The forum will be held from May 14, 15 and we all are looking forward to it," he added.

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