Musharraf to leave for China on Thursday

Islamabad, Apr.9 : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will undertake a six-day official visit of China from Thursday.

During his visit, Musharraf will meet President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other Chinese state leaders.

Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said: "The president's visit will reinforce the all-weather, time-tested friendship between the two countries. Agreements in economic areas are also likely to be signed."

Musharraf will wind up his visit on April 15 in Urumqi, the capital of the western province of Xinjiang, where militant Muslim Uighurs have agitated for an independent state of East Turkestan.

ANI