The Chinese investment package worth billions of dollars is being used to set up energy and other development projects across the country and these projects will benefit the whole region, said Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif while talking to a delegation led by Chinese Peoples Association for Peace and Disarmament Vice President He Jun on Tuesday.
Matters regarding promotion of Pak-China relations and increase in cooperation in various sectors were discussed in the meeting.
The chief minister said that Pakistan and China were bonded together in strong relation of friendship and China had stood by Pakistan in every hour of need, adding that people of Pakistan were proud of their friendship with China.
He said the project of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a valuable gift by China for Pakistan and the investment package of $ 46 billion given by China was unprecedented in the history.
“As many as $ 33 billion would be spent on energy projects out of the total package,” he elaborated, adding that work was being carried out speedily on 1,320 megawatt coal-based power project in Sahiwal while a 100 megawatt solar project in Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park Bahawalpur had been completed in a record period with the cooperation of China.
Shehbaz said that energy crisis had seriously affected Pakistan’s economy and other sectors while China had helped Pakistan at this difficult point of time.
He said that Pakistan would be able to overcome energy crisis with the cooperation of its brotherly neighbour.
He said that people of Pakistan and future generations would be thankful to the Chinese leadership and people for time to come and never forget this great favour of its neighbour.
He said that friends and enemies of Pakistan and China are common and friends were happy on the cooperation between the both countries.
The chief minister said that there should be maximum exchange of delegations between the two countries in trade, culture, education and other sectors.
He said that more contacts should be made between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Communist Party of China so that relations at party level could be strengthened.
Chinese Peoples Association for Peace and Disarmament He Jun Vice President said that China gives high importance to its relations with Pakistan.
