ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a three-day visit to Pakistan and was received by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Minister for Planning Khusro Bakhtiar at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan airbase during a traditional welcome reception.

According to Qureshi, Pakistan and China will be signing five different memos of understanding (MoUs) on bilateral cooperation during Qishan’s visit. The Vice President is also due to meet Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan.

"His three day visit is a reflection of the deep relationship of Pakistan and China," Qureshi said earlier on Sunday, and added that both countries were committed to progress under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a massive $62 billion infrastructure project centred around Pakistan’s southwestern port city of Gwadar, and part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative which spans huge investments in 152 countries.

“The visit is in continuation of high-level exchanges between the two countries, which have acquired an increased momentum," according to a statement from Pakistan’s foreign office.

Qishan's visit is expected to reinforce ties between both countries and add momentum to their increasing, multi-faceted cooperation in diverse fields.