PM Kakar Attends State Banquet Hosted by Xi for World Leaders

Tue Oct 17 2023
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BEIJING: Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday attended a state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping for the world leaders participating in the third Belt and Road Forum.

The prime minister was accompanied by senior ministers of his cabinet, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press note.

Held at the iconic Great Hall of the Peoples, the banquet was attended by the heads of state and government of Russia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Mozambique and Chile, among several other world leaders.

At the banquet, PM Kakar was welcomed by President Xi and First Lady Madame Peng Liyuan.

PM Meets World Leaders

On the occasion, the premier also held informal interactions with the world leaders present at the event.

Prime Minister Kakar arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend the third Belt and Road Forum at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

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