Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong reassured that Pakistan’s all regions will be equally benefited from the China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC).
In his remarks at the reception held here last night, celebrating the 67th Anniversary of the Founding of China, he said the CPEC has made significant progress. Up to now, among the 30 early harvest projects, 16 have been completed or are under construction, with an investment of nearly 14 billion US dollars. These projects have created then of thousands of job opportunities for the local people and brought great vitality to the development of Pakistan.
The Chinese Embassy has hosted a grand reception to celebrate the national, falling on Oct. 1. Nearly 1000 people from all walks of life including senior military and civilian officials, besides a large number of diplomats, attended the impressive reception that includes a performance by the Chinese artists. Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was the chief guest.
Prominent dignitaries include governor Punjab Rafiq Rajwana, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Minister of state Frontier region Lt. Gen. (Retd) Abdul Qadir Baluch, deputy chairman Senate Abdul Ghafoor Haidry, Chief of Jamaat-i-Islami senator Sirajul Haq, former interior minister Rehman Malik,, PPP’s leaders Sherry Reman and Latif Khoso, Chairman NAB Ch. Qamar Zaman and senator Mushahid Hussain Syed.
At the outset, national anthems of Pakistan and China were played and a cake was also cut by the dignitaries present on the stage. On this occasion, he also introduced some representatives of both Chinese and Pakistani technicians and engineers who are actively engaged in the implementation of various CPEC’s projects.
Speaker National Assembly in his address reciprocated the warm sentiments of the Chinese ambassador, who he said made dedicated efforts working day and night to carry forward their time-tested and deep-rooted friendship. The two countries, he said are moving ahead with meaningful cooperation in all fields of mutual interest. He lauded the Chinese leadership concept of one road, one belt and said it is a great to hope for a better future tomorrow. He reiterated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s commitment to keeping their relationship ever-growing that helps to improve living conditions of their people.
The ambassador further said, “Like all the other projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, CPEC is an open and inclusive cooperation concept. It is neither exclusive nor against any third party. It is by no means a zero-sum game. It will make the people of this region benefit from connectivity, industrial cooperation and cultural exchanges. It will play an active role in promoting the development and prosperity of the region.
The Chinese people always advocate high morality and honour commitments. We emphasise hard work and believe that actions out-speak words. What is now under construction are just early harvest projects of CPEC”, he added.
Ambassador Sun Weidong said he was convinced that in the near future, CPEC will attract more investment, bring more business opportunities and promote more exchanges just like a huge magnet. We will witness the changes and benefit from the dividends brought by CPEC.
He thanked the Government of Pakistan for promoting the construction of CPEC. I want to thank the Pakistani military and law enforcement agencies for creating a safe environment for the Chinese people and institutions in Pakistan. I also want to thank the political parties, think-tanks, media and all the friends for your valuable support to the China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation.
About the China’s fast economic growth, the ambassador said, during the past 30 years, China has achieved rapid economic growth and sustained livelihood improvement. China has been the world’s second largest economy since 2010 and created a miracle of development by “China speed”. We pursue peaceful development. We maintain that all countries, big or small, are all equal. We advocate the opening-up strategy of mutual benefits and win-win cooperation. We develop friendship and cooperation with all countries based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence. We have made our contribution to the world peace and development.
He said he was convinced that, under the guidance of our leaders and with the joint efforts of both countries, the road of China-Pakistan friendship will be getting broader and brighter in the days to come. Let’s join hands towards our common dreams and make unremitting efforts to achieve the goal of the Community of China-Pakistan Shared Destiny at an early date.
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