Pakistan, China express satisfaction on progress of CPEC projects

BEIJING: A working group on Pakistan-China cooperation held its maiden session on Tuesday, in which both the countries agreed to jointly counter propaganda being hatched against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), ARY News reported.

During a meeting that was held in Beijing, the participants also expressed satisfaction on the pace of construction of CPEC projects across the country.

Both the sides also exchanged views on different projects currently being executed under the economic corridor.

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The Chinese side was led by their deputy foreign minister, while Pakistan was represented by Secretary Foreign Affairs Tehmina Janjua.

The next meeting of the working group would be held in Islamabad.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lu Kang on Monday said the CPEC was a symbol of cooperation between two brotherly countries in the new era and also an important pilot programme of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

“It has been more than five years since the CPEC started and now there are 22 early harvest projects creating tens of thousands of local jobs and satisfying the electricity needs of 8.6 million households,” the spokesman said.

Lu Kang went on to say that CPEC has greatly improved Pakistan’s infrastructure and power supply and of course, it is welcomed by the Pakistan government and its people.