Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will head to China this weekend for talks with President Xi Jinping, Beijing said Thursday, without specifying whether the war in Iran would be discussed.
Islamabad and Beijing have both sought to mediate in the Middle East conflict, sparked by United States and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
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A ceasefire agreement since April 8 has halted hostilities, but American President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the window for diplomacy was closing.
“The leaders of China and Pakistan will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern,” said Chinese ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun of the Saturday to Tuesday visit.
