Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a two-day visit to deepen economic and strategic ties between the two "all-weather" allies and would sign key infrastructure financing deals worth over USD 6 billion.

"I can confirm that the Chinese President will be visiting Pakistan from April 20 to 21," Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said.

Xi, also General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China, will address a joint session of Parliament on April 20, she said. Officials said that important agreements in various fields will be signed during the two-day visit.

Some of the projects to be funded by China include the 487 km Karakoram Highway Phase-II that will be constructed from Raikot-Sazin-Thakot-Mansehra to Islamabad at a cost of USD 3.5 billion.

During the visit, an agreement will be signed for roughly USD 1 billion concessionary financing for constructing 120 km of the 487km road, The Express Tribune reported.