The bilateral meeting that is to take place on the sideline of Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Summit will provide the two countries an opportunity to discuss their co-operation in carrying out of relief and reconstruction work in the affected areas.
China, he said as a close friend of Pakistan had great sympathies with the people of Pakistan and wanted to stand by them at this difficult time.
The strong earthquake raised deep sympathies among the Chinese people and provided immediate assistance to Pakistan on the very next day by sending a relief and rescue mission to the affected areas, he said adding, Chinese government offered $6.2 million as immediate emergency aid to this effect.
Accordingly relief materials were dispatched to Pakistan through nine special cargo flights. "We have already offered further help and assistance to the quake victims," he maintained.
Kong Quan told APP that fourth SCO meeting at the prime ministers' level would take up the main topic of strengthening economic co-operation among the member states and hoped that they would also discuss the severity of earthquake in Pakistan as well.
To a question, the spokesman said China would send a senior leader to attend the international donors agencies meeting scheduled to take place in Geneva on Wednesday tomorrow.
The Chinese side, during the meeting will brief the participants of their relief plan quake victims in Pakistan. This, he said would be an important meeting to take practical steps to help alleviate the sufferings of the affected people.
He said the earthquake was a challenge to the international community and it was the time to strengthen their co-operation to face it with collective spirit and overcome the difficulties.
According to SCO sources here, despite the pre-occupation at home due to the devastating earthquake Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would make a day-long visit to Moscow on October 26 to attend the SCO Summit.