Pak to seek Chinese assistance in developing Gwadar port

Beijing, Sept. 10 (ANI): Pakistan premier Raja Pervez Ashraf is expected to seek assistance from China in developing the country's strategically important port of Gwadar, during his three-day maiden visit to Beijing to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.

China and Pakistan is expected to have in-depth and extensive discussions on the regional situation, subjects of mutual interest and upcoming challenges for both the countries pertaining to developments in the area, reports The News.

Ashraf will also avail the opportunity to interact and discuss a number of topics of common interest with the Chinese leadership, including Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.

He will also have meetings with other participants of the forum known as the Summer Davos. According to the organisers of the forum, the annual meeting of the new champions, under the auspices of the WEF, is the foremost global business gathering in Asia.

According to sources, several foreign leaders, including PM Ashraf, Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Costa Rica's Vice President Jack Lieberman, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and Zimbabwe's Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara will attend the forum. (ANI)