Bilawal to visit China, Japan

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will travel to China and Japan in coming weeks, official sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.

Bilawal will travel to China in the last week of June to attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the World Economic Forum's (WEF) "Summer Davos", to be held from June 27 to June 29 in China's Tianjin Municipality.

Meanwhile, Bilawal will also undertake a maiden visit to Japan in the first week of July. Japan is a key development partner of Pakistan and the foreign minister’s visit would likely further deepen the cooperation.

Although Japan is part of the QUAD and is considered a western ally, Tokyo nevertheless maintains a close relationship with Pakistan.