President Asif Ali Zardari, who is now in China, landed in Urumqi.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, Vice Governor Chen Weijun, and Governor of Xinjiang Erken Tuniyaz welcomed the president upon his arrival, according to a news statement from the President Secretariat news Wing.

Later, in the same car, Governor Erken Tuiyaz drove the president to the state guest house.

The president’s trip to Urumqi will improve regional cooperation between China and Pakistan.