(MENAFN- QNA) Pakistan's Foreign Office, in a statement, confirmed on Saturday that Chinese president Xi Jinping, who was scheduled to visit Pakistan later this month, has postponed the trip because of security concerns.
"In view of the current political situation in Pakistan, the Governments of China and Pakistan have mutually agreed to postponement of the state visit of Xi Jinping, President of China to Pakistan, which was scheduled to take place later this month", the statement said.
Earlier on Friday, Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, had said as much in a prepared statement to the National Assembly foreign affairs committee. The Foreign Office’s statement today confirmed the postponement.
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