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| Musharraf to discuss defense ties with Chinese leaders |
| 2008-04-09 |
| President Pervez Musharraf will leave on a six-day state visit to China starting from Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, regional and international issues besides talks to further strengthen defence cooperation. The visit, from April 10 to 15, at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao has been termed as part of regular high-level interaction between the two countries; reflective of close bilateral ties, by the Foreign Office. “The President’s visit will reinforce the all-weather, time-tested friendship between the two countries and further enhance and deepen our strategic cooperative partnership,” Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq. President Pervez Musharraf during the visit, will hold talks with President Hu Jintao in Sanya, and separate meetings in Beijing with Premier Wen Jiabao and other Chinese state leaders. The President and the Chinese leadership will review the entire gamut of Pak-China bilateral relations besides discussing regional issues and international developments. The President will also be the keynote speaker at BOAO Forum for Asia. The theme for this year is “GREEN ASIA: Moving Towards Win-Win Through Changes”. The President will meet other world leaders attending the BOAO Forum. President will visit Urumqi, the capital of the Muslim majority Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China and meet with Xinjiang leadership at the last leg of his visit.The President will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Minister for Defence Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar. On Monday, a Shanghai shipyard launched the first of four F-22P frigates to be delivered to Pakistan. The fourth and last vessel will be completed at a Karachi shipyard in 2013. The Pakistan Air Force has inducted into its fleet a fighter aircraft, called JF-17 Thunder, that is co-produced with China. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 He may leave, but will he be able to come back? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-04-09 18:36 |
| #1 President Pervez Musharraf will leave on a six-day state visit to China starting from Thursday to discuss There. Fixed it. Just be careful, Perv. Some of that commie crap might rub off on you. Mr. Hu might also wanna listen to what Perv says in Xinjiang. What a cynical pair of bastards. Other than their designs on Indian territory they have absolutely nothing in common. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-04-09 12:55 |