Prime Minister to Visit China to Strengthen CPEC Collaboration
— May 31, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AIA) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to visit China from June 4 to 8 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced on Friday.
The trip aims to upgrade cooperation under the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, foreign office spokesman Mumtaz Baloch said during a press briefing.
In a meeting on Tuesday, the PM directed the ministries to prepare new cooperation projects between Pakistan and China and take steps to increase business-to-business ties. Various federal ministries presented their proposals regarding Pakistan-China bilateral economic relations.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to the ‘One China’ policy, the premier emphasized China’s crucial role in Pakistan’s economic development. He invited Chinese industries, particularly the textile sector, to establish operations in Pakistan, promising all possible facilities to Chinese industrialists and investors.