President is 'looking forward' to Pakistan visit in near future

President Xi Jinping said on Friday that he looks forward to visiting Pakistan at an early date, days after the two countries announced the postponement of Xi's visit to the South Asian nation originally scheduled for this month.

Xi made the remark while meeting with Sartaj Aziz, special adviser on foreign affairs and national security to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders' summit in Tajikistan.

China and Pakistan are all-weather friends, and they always understand and support each other, Xi said.