-Zhao Lijian says CPEC has made significant progress in all areas
-Appreciates PM Imran’s positive remarks about Chinese leadership
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BEIJING: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has made significant and positive progress in such areas as transportation infrastructure, energy, ports and industrial parks.
This was stated here by a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a regular news briefing.
His attention was drawn towards a media’s report according to which Prime Minister Imran Khan while chairing a high level meeting on the progress of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects stated that CPEC will not only bring economic prosperity to Pakistan, but also for entire region.
Zhao Lijian said, “The Chinese side has noted and appreciates the relevant remarks made by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The BRI is an open and inclusive initiative for international economic cooperation, which aims to achieve common development of all countries by promoting connectivity. Since its launch, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as an important pilot project of the BRI, has made significant and positive progress in such areas as transportation infrastructure, energy, ports and industrial parks.
At the same time, it is also actively reaching out to Afghanistan and other regional countries. This has not only boosted Pakistan’s faster socioeconomic development, but also played a positive role in promoting regional connectivity.
China is ready to work with Pakistan to boost the high-quality development of the CPEC and extend it to a wider region, jointly make efforts to enable the BRI to play a bigger role in improving people’s living standards and promoting regional connectivity and economic integration.”
Moreover, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s positive remarks about the able leadership of President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang are commendable, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. “We have taken note of the positive remarks by the PM Imran Khan and we commend that,” Zhao Lijian said during his regular briefing held here.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had deeply appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang for their able leadership in a recently held meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong.
The prime minister also conveyed his warm greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.
While commenting on top priority accorded by PM Imran Khan’s government to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said that the CPEC, as an important pilot project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) made major progress in the areas such as infrastructure, energy, ports and industrial parks since its launch.
“This progress is not only conducive for socio economic development of Pakistan but also the larger region,” he added.
Zhao Lijian remarked that statistics showed that after the launch of the CPEC, it had created 75,000 jobs in Pakistan.
He said that China would continue to work with Pakistan for high quality CPEC cooperation, and to play a bigger role in improving people’s lives and better promote regional productivity and economic integration.
It may be mentioned here that PM Imran Khan during the meeting had reaffirmed to accord the highest priority to the CPEC and a firm commitment to expeditiously complete CPEC projects.
The prime minister and the Chinese ambassador had also discussed bilateral relations, 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, vaccine cooperation, and high-level bilateral exchanges.
