By KUNA
Islamabad : President Pervez Musharraf will leave on a six-day state visit to China Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, regional and international issues besides talks with Chinese leaders and will seek to further strengthen defence and trade cooperation. The five-day visit, at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao is part of regular high-level interaction between the two countries that is reflective of close bilateral ties, said Foreign Officespokesman Mohammad Sadiq at his weekly press briefing here wednesday.
He said the visit will reinforce the all-weather, time-tested friendship between the two countries and further enhance and deepen our strategic cooperative partnership.
During his stay in China, the President will hold talks with his counterparty Hu Jintao and review the entire gamut of Pak-China bilateral relations besides discussing regional issues and international developments.
Various agreements and Memorandum of Understandings are expected to be signed at Sanya to give an impetus to bilateral cooperation.