Chinese vice-premier to attend Pakistan’s I-Day celebrations

Vice-Premier of the State Council of China, Wang Yang, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived in Islamabad yesterday to participate in the 70th Independence Day celebrations of Pakistan, a statement said.“Vice Premier Wang is undertaking the visit to Pakistan on the directions of President Xi Jinping as a special gesture to participate in the 70th Independence Day celebrations of Pakistan,” it said.During his visit, the vice premier will attend the flag-hoisting ceremony on August 14 as a special guest and is expected to meet President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.His visit on the country’s important milestone is a reflection of the all-weather strategic co-operative partnership between Pakistan and China.Wang will participate in inauguration ceremonies of several China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and witness the signing of bilateral memorandums of understanding between the two countries.