ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday Prime Minister Imran Khan would go back to China next month to participate in a regional conference on Afghanistan, reported the local media.
The prime minister went to Beijing on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of Winter Olympics and hold important diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the global event.
Qureshi, who accompanied Khan, described the four-day visit as "extremely successful and productive" while briefing the media after his return to the country.
The prime minister met Chinese President Xi Jinping, who pledged continued support for Pakistan, before flying back to Islamabad on Sunday.
"Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi ... said that the prime minister would undertake a follow-up visit to Beijing next month where he would also participate in a conference of the 'immediate neighbors of Afghanistan,'" Dawn said in a news report.
According to the state-owned APP news agency, the foreign minister informed that China acknowledged Pakistan's role in generating humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan and maintained the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's extraordinary session in Islamabad was successful in this regard.
Qureshi said the regional conference on Afghanistan would also be attended by Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan next month in China.
The foreign minister also informed that Pakistani and Chinese officials agreed to revive the "Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral forum" during their meeting in Beijing.
"We have received greetings and warmth more than our expectations," he said. "China has a clear direction in which Pakistan has a prominent position."
