Speaking during the weekly press briefing, Andrabi said the visit is being undertaken at the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
During the visit, Prime Minister Shehbaz will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
The prime minister will also chair a Pakistan-China Business-to-Business Conference and attend an official reception ceremony in Beijing.
According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, the visit is expected to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Pakistan and China.
“The visit will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the abiding strength of the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic partnership and advance a shared vision of building an even closer Pakistan-China community of a shared future,” Andrabi said.
He added that both sides would review bilateral relations and cooperation in political, economic and strategic sectors.
The spokesperson noted that Pakistan and China recently marked 75 years of diplomatic relations through official celebrations, adding that both countries have consistently supported each other during difficult times over the decades.
He said the relationship between the two countries has expanded beyond diplomacy into trade, industry, education and people-to-people cooperation.
Andrabi said the two nations were reaffirming their “everlasting friendship” and commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation further on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
