CPEC to create new job opportunities, says Tehmina Janjua

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday said that the flagship, multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will create millions of jobs in the region.

Addressing a seminar in the federal capital, Tehmina Janjua termed CPEC vital for Pakistan’s economic progress and added that the project will foster collaborations and bring regional countries closer.

She said CPEC is an imperative part of China’s ‘Belt and Road ‘project and underscored the importance of inter-countries relations in the region.

The foreign secretary declared PM Imran’s recent visit to china highly successful and added that Pakistan is trying to boost ties with central Asian countries. She said that the government is also devising strategy to increase trade ties with Turkey and Iran.

Tehmina Janjua said that Pakistan and China is moving toward the next phase of CPEC and added that 19 economic zones will be established across the country in the new phase. She said Gwadar port will open new trade routes to central Asia.

The project will prove very beneficial for the people of Pakistan, she concluded.

CPEC to benefit entire region, Pakistan tells UN

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan had told the United Nations, on October 24, that the flagship, multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is an “exceptional example” of South-South cooperation that is aimed at achieving shared economic and development goals.

“CPEC’s scale and scope is enormous, and it is expected to bring huge economic and developmental benefits not just to China and Pakistan, but also to our region and beyond,” Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi had said in a speech to the General Assembly’s Second Committee, which deals with economic and financial matters.