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&nbsp;China will provide Pakistan with economic aid but more talks will take place to fix the details, a senior Chinese diplomat said, after new Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday.

Pakistan's foreign reserves have plunged 42 per cent since the start of the year and now stand at about $8 billion, or less than two months of import cover.

Last month, Pakistan received a US $6 billion rescue package from Saudi Arabia, but officials say it is not enough and the country still plans to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avert a balance of payments crisis.

It would be Pakistan's 13th rescue package from the multilateral lender since the late 1980s.

Speaking to reporters in Beijing's Great Hall of the People following Khan's talks with Li, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said his country would help.

"During the visit the two sides have made it clear in principle that the Chinese government will provide necessary support and assistance to Pakistan in tiding over the current economic difficulties," Kong said.

"As for specific measures to be taken, the relevant authorities of the two sides will have detailed discussions," he added, without giving details.

Khan told Chinese President Xi Jinping the previous day that he had inherited "a very difficult economic situation" at home.

Though China is Pakistan's closest ally, Khan's newly elected government has sought to re-think the two countries' signature project, the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which Beijing touts as the flagship infrastructure programme in its vast Belt and Road Initiative.

Pakistan has looked to amend CPEC to put greater emphasis on projects that focus on social development, rather than purely on infrastructure.

Kong said there would be no change in the number of projects under CPEC.

"There is no change at all. If there were, it would only be to increase, not decrease" the number of projects, he added.

However the scope of the project would increase and will tilt in favour of people's livelihoods, Kong said, also without elaborating.

After visiting Beijing, Khan is set to be a key note speaker at a major import fair in Shanghai, an event that China hopes will show the world the country welcomes foreign companies and their products.

China will provide Pakistan with economic aid but more talks will take place to fix the details, a senior Chinese diplomat said, after new Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday.

China will provide Pakistan with economic aid but more talks will take place to fix the details, a senior Chinese diplomat said, after new Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday. Pakistan's foreign reserves have plunged 42 per cent since the start of the year and now stand at about $8 billion, or less than two months of import cover. Last month, Pakistan received a US $6 billion rescue package from Saudi Arabia, but officials say it is not enough and the country still plans to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avert a balance of payments crisis. It would be Pakistan's 13th rescue package from the multilateral lender since the late 1980s. Speaking to reporters in Beijing's Great Hall of the People following Khan's talks with Li, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said his country would help. "During the visit the two sides have made it clear in principle that the Chinese government will provide necessary support and assistance to Pakistan in tiding over the current economic difficulties," Kong said. "As for specific measures to be taken, the relevant authorities of the two sides will have detailed discussions," he added, without giving details. Khan told Chinese President Xi Jinping the previous day that he had inherited "a very difficult economic situation" at home. Though China is Pakistan's closest ally, Khan's newly elected government has sought to re-think the two countries' signature project, the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which Beijing touts as the flagship infrastructure programme in its vast Belt and Road Initiative. Pakistan has looked to amend CPEC to put greater emphasis on projects that focus on social development, rather than purely on infrastructure. Kong said there would be no change in the number of projects under CPEC. "There is no change at all. If there were, it would only be to increase, not decrease" the number of projects, he added. However the scope of the project would increase and will tilt in favour of people's livelihoods, Kong said, also without elaborating. After visiting Beijing, Khan is set to be a key note speaker at a major import fair in Shanghai, an event that China hopes will show the world the country welcomes foreign companies and their products.

China says more talks needed on economic aid for Pakistan

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will be on a day-long maiden visit to India today during which he will hold talks with PM Narendra Modi to boost cooperation in key areas such as trade and investment, besides participating in the India-Italy Technology Summit.

The highlight of the visit will be the Italian prime minister's participation at the 24th edition of the India-Italy Technology Summit which is being organised by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The summit will focus on a number of areas including healthcare, aerospace, education, clean technology, renewable energy and information and communication technology.

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The bilateral trade between the countries increased to US $10.5 billion in 2017-18 from US $8.8 billion in the previous fiscal.

Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the European Union and the annual trade turnover between the two countries was USD 10.4 billion in 2017-18. Over 600 Italian companies are operating in India.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will be on a day-long maiden visit to India today during which he will hold talks with PM Narendra Modi to boost cooperation in key areas such as trade and investment, besides participating in the India-Italy Technology Summit.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will be on a day-long maiden visit to India today during which he will hold talks with PM Narendra Modi to boost cooperation in key areas such as trade and investment, besides participating in the India-Italy Technology Summit. The highlight of the visit will be the Italian prime minister's participation at the 24th edition of the India-Italy Technology Summit which is being organised by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The summit will focus on a number of areas including healthcare, aerospace, education, clean technology, renewable energy and information and communication technology. During the Conte-Modi talks, focus is expected to be on discussing ways to boost trade and investment. The bilateral trade between the countries increased to US $10.5 billion in 2017-18 from US $8.8 billion in the previous fiscal. Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the European Union and the annual trade turnover between the two countries was USD 10.4 billion in 2017-18. Over 600 Italian companies are operating in India.

On Italy prime minister-PM Modi bilateral talks, trade, energy on agenda

Virtually turning down Pakistan&#39;s proposal that it would invite India for a dialogue on the Kashmir dispute, India today made it clear that it would talk on &quot;contemporary and relevant&quot; issues with regards to Indo-Pak relations. At this time, it included stopping &quot;Pakistan-supported cross-border terrorism&quot;. 
 
&quot;India would welcome a dialogue on contemporary and relevant issues in India-Pakistan relations. At this time, these include a stoppage of Pakistani support for cross-border terrorism, infiltration of terrorists like Bahadur Ali. 
 
&quot;Incitement to violence and terrorism across the border, parading of internationally recognised terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin, and sincere follow up on the Mumbai attack trial and the Pathankot attack investigation in Pakistan,&quot; external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. 
 
He was replying to a question on a statement by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif&#39;s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz at a press briefing yesterday that Pakistan would invite India for a dialogue on Jammu &amp; Kashmir for which the Pakistan foreign secretary would be writing to his Indian counterpart. 
 
&quot;Our foreign secretary would formally be writing to his counterpart in this regard,&quot; Aziz had said as he briefed the media about the Pakistan&#39;s Envoys Conference held on August 1 -3 to deliberate on major foreign policy challenges of Pakistan and make recommendations. 
 
At a separate event, Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said, &quot;Unlike in the past, we cannot agree that dialogue with sponsor and supporters of terrorism should be carried on without being linked to action in that regard,&quot; in an apparent reference to Pakistan. 
 
&quot;Threat of terrorism dominates global concerns today. It is an issue which has confronted Indian diplomacy for many years because of its cross border manifestation. 
 
&quot;Unlike in the past we cannot agree that dialogue with sponsor and supporters of terrorism should carry on without being linked to action in that regard. At the international level we are also putting the spotlight on early conclusion of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism,&quot; she said.&nbsp; 
 
(PTI)&nbsp;

India made clear it would talk only on 'contemporary' and 'relevant' issues, also stopping 'Pak-sponsored cross-border terrorism'

Virtually turning down Pakistan's proposal that it would invite India for a dialogue on the Kashmir dispute, India today made it clear that it would talk on "contemporary and relevant" issues with regards to Indo-Pak relations. At this time, it included stopping "Pakistan-supported cross-border terrorism". "India would welcome a dialogue on contemporary and relevant issues in India-Pakistan relations. At this time, these include a stoppage of Pakistani support for cross-border terrorism, infiltration of terrorists like Bahadur Ali. "Incitement to violence and terrorism across the border, parading of internationally recognised terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin, and sincere follow up on the Mumbai attack trial and the Pathankot attack investigation in Pakistan," external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. He was replying to a question on a statement by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz at a press briefing yesterday that Pakistan would invite India for a dialogue on Jammu & Kashmir for which the Pakistan foreign secretary would be writing to his Indian counterpart. "Our foreign secretary would formally be writing to his counterpart in this regard," Aziz had said as he briefed the media about the Pakistan's Envoys Conference held on August 1 -3 to deliberate on major foreign policy challenges of Pakistan and make recommendations. At a separate event, Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said, "Unlike in the past, we cannot agree that dialogue with sponsor and supporters of terrorism should be carried on without being linked to action in that regard," in an apparent reference to Pakistan. "Threat of terrorism dominates global concerns today. It is an issue which has confronted Indian diplomacy for many years because of its cross border manifestation. "Unlike in the past we cannot agree that dialogue with sponsor and supporters of terrorism should carry on without being linked to action in that regard. At the international level we are also putting the spotlight on early conclusion of a comprehensive convention on international terrorism," she said. (PTI)

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