Pakistani PM to participate in Boao Forum

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will participate in the 2014 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) to be held in China's southern Hainan Province from April 8 to 11, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

The prime minister will deliver a speech at the opening plenary of the BFA on April 10, which will be inaugurated by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the statement said.[Special coverage]

Sharif will also make a keynote speech at a seminar on " Reviving the Silk Road", which will be attended by the leaders of China, Iran and Kazakhstan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Besides attending the forum, Sharif will hold a bilateral meeting with the Chinese premier, the statement said.

The BFA's themes are centered on the pursuit of win-win cooperation in Asia. The international profile of the forum has risen rapidly, as it attracts a growing number of important political and corporate leaders from around the world with every passing year. The theme of this year's BFA is "Asia's New Future: Identifying New Growth Drivers."