China Pakistan economic corridor will benefit the whole world: President
Source : Pakistan Observer Date : 26-05-2016
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President Mamnoon Hussain has said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will benefit the whole world. Talking to a delegation of Peking University in Islamabad, he said holding of Beijing Forum session in Pakistan is evidence of deepening relations between Pakistan and China. The President said cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of education will further enhance in future from which other nations will also benefit. He said Central Asian Countries are also preparing to benefit from CPEC project. Meanwhile, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal addressing the closing ceremony of the three-day Beijing Forum in Islamabad said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will establish regional connectivity by integrating China, South Asia and Central Asia. Asian integration will bring about fast development in all the regional countries. Gwadar Port, being developed under CPEC, will prove to be a major source of development, ushering an era of progress in Balochistan. CPEC is not a project, but a passion, under which Pakistan-China bonds will get further strengthened. Ahsan Iqbal said China achieved exemplary economic progress through political stability, social harmony, and continuity of policies. And Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong in a recent interview on the occasion of 65th anniversary celebrations of Pak-China diplomatic relations said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will help realize Pakistan's dream to become an Asian Tiger.