PM to attend opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 today

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Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with his delegation, will represent Pakistan at the opening ceremony of Olympic Winter Games 2022 being held in Beijing today (Friday).

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain in a tweet said that Prime Minister held a video conference with the Chinese investors this morning.

He said Chinese industrialists will cooperate with Pakistan in eighteen sectors.                  

Besides attending the ceremony, the Prime Minister will also meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang to discuss host of issues.

The leaders will review the entire gamut of bilateral relations, with a particular focus on stronger trade and economic cooperation including CPEC. They will also have wide-ranging exchange of views on major regional and international issues. 

A number of MoUs and agreements will be signed during the visit.

Imran Khan will also meet prominent business leaders of China and representatives of leading Chinese think-tanks, academia and the media.

As a global event, Olympic Games foster mutual understanding inclusivity and friendship among the people of the world. Beijing will officially become the first city ever to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.