Chinese delegation to land in Pakistan tomorrow to mark ten years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
According to
a statement released by the Foreign Office (FO), Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng
will arrive in Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit. While there, he will
take part in a ceremony to commemorate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC) project's 10th anniversary.
According to
the FO statement, the Chinese vice premier will visit Pakistan from July 30 to
August 1 at the federal government's invitation to participate as the
chief guest at the celebration commemorating a decade of the CPEC.
Lifeng would
also meet with President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during
the visit, it was reported.
The FO
praised Lifeng's "prominent role" in China's foreign economic ties
and the Belt and Road Initiative, of which CPEC is a flagship project, as well
as the implementation of such initiatives.
He was
"instrumental in the planning and implementation of multiple CPEC projects
in Pakistan" while serving as chairman of China's National Development and
Reform Commission from 2017 to 2023, according to the FO.
The press
release said, "His
visiting is part of routine high-level interactions and dialogue between Pakistan and
China and shows the importance of further deepening
their partnership, boosting economic
and financial cooperation, enhancing the high-quality development of CPEC, and
analyzing new avenues for strengthening trade and investment relations."
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