President of China due on 23rd

Published November 8, 2006

ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Chinese President Hu Jintao and Mrs Hu Jintao will pay a four-day state visit to Pakistan from November 23 at the invitation of President General Pervez Musharraf.

Announcing dates of the visit here on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: “The visit will be another landmark in the traditional friendship and strategic partnership between Pakistan and China.”

The spokesperson noted that the friendship between the two countries had been passed from generation to generation, invigorated by deep affection, mutual trust and complete understanding.—Q.A.

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