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PM Li Qiang arrives at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi on October 14, 2024. \u2014 PMO <\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang as he arrives at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, on October 14, 2024. \u2014 PMO<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) walks with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang as he arrives at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, on October 14, 2024. \u2014 PMO<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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  • Dignitary to attend SCO moot, hold bilateral meetings during stay.
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    ISLAMABAD: Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Monday landed in Rawalpindi on a four-day visit to Pakistan, where he will discuss various matters of mutual interest with Pakistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    The Chinese dignitary is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and will stay here from\u00a0October 14-17, read a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

    In a statement after arrival, the premier said: “As soon as I stepped off the plane, I was greeted with the warm hospitality of the Pakistani side and impressed by the profound brotherly friendship between our peoples.”<\/p>\n

    “On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I wish to convey cordial greetings and best wishes to the friendly Pakistani government and people,” said the Chinese dignitary.<\/p>\n

    He mentioned that Pakistan is an important developing country, an emerging market, and a major Muslim country. It is also, he said, China’s all-weather strategic cooperative partner and an ironclad friend.<\/p>\n

    “China is now further deepening reform comprehensively and advancing Chinese modernisation on all fronts through high-quality development. Pakistan is also committed to its reform and development endeavour,” added PM Li.<\/p>\n

    Earlier, expanding on the Chinese PM’s visit, the FO had said that the dignitary and his counterpart PM Shehbaz will lead respective delegations to comprehensively discuss all aspects of Pakistan-China relations including economic and trade ties and cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC).<\/p>\n

    The Chinese premier would also call on President Asif Ali Zardari and hold meetings with parliamentary leaders and the country’s senior military leadership.<\/p>\n

    PM Li’s visit comes as several top foreign leaders will be convening in Islamabad for the Heads of Government meeting \u2014 \u00a0the supreme decision-making body of the SCO which meets once a year and decides upon all the important issues of the organisation.<\/p>\n

    The dignitaries set to attend the SCO moot include Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref and Indian\u00a0External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar \u2014 the first visit by an Indian FM in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n

    The SCO comprises China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus along with 16 more countries, which are affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”.<\/p>\n

    The high-level moot will be held with strict security measures in place as the government has announced a three-day public holiday in Islamabad, with schools and businesses shut, and large contingents of police and paramilitary forces deployed.<\/p>\n

    Pakistan Army troops will be responsible for the security of the capital’s Red Zone, which will house most of the meetings and is also home to parliament and a diplomatic enclave, according to the interior ministry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n