Imran Khan likely to fly for Saudi Arabia, Iran after China visit
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to pay visits to Saudi Arabia and Iran after concluding his ongoing three-day visit to China.
The role of PM Imran Khan gets significant importance for the establishment of regional peace as the preparations for his next visits have been commenced, diplomatic sources said.
PM Khan will hold consultations for his next visits after returning home from China. Sources added that the date for his visit to Saudi Arabia and Iran will be decided after holding consultations.
The premier’s visit to Iran is said to be very crucial after he had
offered to act as mediator to defuse tensions in the Middle East over
the request of the US President Donald Trump and the Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to the United States
(US) for attending the session of the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA).
However, it emerged earlier that PM Khan will visit Saudi Arabia on
October 29 to participate in three-day Future Investment Initiative
(FII) 2019 in Riyadh over the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The Saudi Arabian government had also invited Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi in the upcoming event.
The premier is currently on an official visit of China after he had
arrived in Beijing on October 8. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood
Qureshi, Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtiar and Chairman Board of
Investment Zubair Gilani are also accompanying Prime Minister
Khan during the visit.
The PM met the Chinese leadership and exchange views on regional
developments including the state of peace and security in South Asia
arising from the situation in occupied Jammu & Kashmir since 5
August.
During his visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan held wide-ranging
bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang at the Great
Hall of the People in Beijing. The exchange of views particularly
covered the strengthening of bilateral economic partnership,
according to a press release.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director
General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Faiz
Hameed were also present during the meeting.
Prime Minister Imran Khan also held a meeting with Chinese
President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Both the leaders discussed the entire
spectrum of bilateral relations, regional situation and matters of
mutual interests.
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