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\nAt the special invitation of China\u2019s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit China on Saturday. This would be Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari\u2019s first bilateral visit abroad since assuming office last month. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and senior officials will be part of the Foreign Minister\u2019s delegation.
\nThe Foreign Minister will hold extensive consultations with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The two leaders will review the entire gamut of bilateral relations, with a particular focus on stronger trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and China.
\nFast-tracked progress on the transformational China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, flagship project of President Xi Jinping\u2019s visionary Belt and Road Initiative, will also feature in the discussions.
\nThe two sides will also have wide-ranging exchange of views on major regional and international issues. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari\u2019s visit will also coincide with the 71st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
\nThe Foreign Minister\u2019s visit will contribute towards further fortifying the time-tested All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China, enhance and deepen CPEC-related engagement, and help in identifying new avenues for bilateral cooperation to the benefit of the two countries and peoples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD At the special invitation of China\u2019s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit China on Saturday. This would be Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari\u2019s first bilateral visit abroad since assuming office last month. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and senior officials will be part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[555,18,7563],"class_list":{"0":"post-261938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-bilawal-bhutto-zardari","9":"tag-china","10":"tag-invitation"},"yoast_head":"\n