BEIJING, July 07, 2010, SPA -- Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will sign agreements with China on business and trade during a visit to Beijing that kicked off on Wednesday, according to China's Foreign Ministry. The weeklong visit is Zardari's fifth since he came to office in September 2008, underscoring the close diplomatic, military and commercial ties between the neighbors, according to a report of the Associated Press. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Zardari would meet Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday and sign agreements in trade, public health and other areas. But the spokesman didn't answer a question on whether they would sign any deals on nuclear power. --SPA 11:54 LOCAL TIME 08:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/799753