ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong said that CPEC’s various projects are continuously enhancing the capacity of sustainable development for Pakistan.
A momentous occasion celebrated with warmth and gratitude, Chinese ambassador underscored the enduring strength of this friendship poised for unprecedented economic and strategic cooperation.
He was speaking at a ceremony held to mark the 73rd anniversary of China-Pakistan diplomatic relations.
The ambassador said over the past 73 years, our all-weather friendship has increasingly been transformed into pragmatic cooperation, injecting inexhaustible impetus into the building of the community with a shared future.
“The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has become an important platform for all-round cooperation between the two countries,” he said.
Chinese ambassador added that as a landmark project of Belt and Road Initiative cooperation, batch after batch of projects have been launched.
He was of the view that direct investment of US $25.4 billion was brought while 236,000 jobs were created through CPEC.
At the same time, counter-terrorism cooperation, defense cooperation and people-to-people exchanges are also fruitful, constantly enriching the connotation of all-weather strategic cooperation between the two countries.