Pakistani president embarks on four-day China tour
14/10/2008 17:19
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari left for Beijing today on a four-day
state visit to China, the first official bilateral visit abroad since his
assuming office in September.
"I'm looking forward to visiting China, I
haven't been to China for last 24 years. China has changed since I last was
there. I am hoping to remind the leadership of the world how close our
relationships are," Zardari told Xinhua in an interview yesterday.
Zardari,
widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, described him as "the
first businessman president of Pakistan" focuses more on trade and economic ties
with China.
"We have a lot of cultural ties, friendly ties, but that is not
properly depicted by our economic relationship," Zadari said.
The two
countries are expected to ink several agreements during Zardari's visit,
according to Pakistan's foreign ministry.
During his stay in Beijing, Zardari
will also have interactions with heads of Chinese financial institutions and
corporate sector.
Xinhua
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