'Pakistan, China to decide any country's CPEC membership'
PM Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan wants peaceful ties with neighbouring countries
BEIJING (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday Pakistan and China will decide whether to add any country in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, reported Dunya News.
While talking to media persons during One Road One Belt forum, PM Nawaz responded to one of the questions saying that Pakistan wanted peaceful ties with all neighbouring states, including Afghanistan.
He expressed hope for reclaiming mandate in 2018 elections. Nawaz Sharif said that the upcoming weeks after Dawn Leaks and Panama case issues ‘belonged to the government’.
Nawaz Sharif attended One Belt, One Road (OBOR) summit in China and said the initiative would help overcome threats of terrorism, refugee movements, food and water security in the region.
He welcomed the new OBOR family and told that the wider international community should coordinate and synergise their initiatives to create and enhance the space for cooperation.
While telling about the benefits of CPEC, he stressed dialogue and communication with nations outside the belt-road routes as necessary to dispel apprehensions.
“We applaud China for taking this historic initiative, which now has the complete ownership of all participating countries,” he added.
