BEIJING: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has affirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthen development cooperation with China in various fields under BRI and GDI l, with the common goal of building a closer Pakistan-China community with a shared future in a new era.
The minister said this in a meeting with Luo Zhaohui, director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), who met him in Kunming, China.
Ahsan Iqbal was in China to attend the 3rd China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Blue Economy Cooperation.
Luo Zhaohui expressed gratitude to Pakistan for consistently sending high-level delegations to China for three consecutive years to attend the forum.
He emphasized the close contact between the leadership of the two countries and the important consensus reached.
Luo Zhaohui said CIDCA is committed to working with Pakistan to implement these important agreements, actively support the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI), and deepen China-Pakistan development cooperation. for the benefit of both nations and their people.
Minister Iqbal thanked China for providing a platform for regional countries to exchange experiences and cooperate, and praised China’s leadership in promoting the development of the blue economy.
After the meeting, Director Luo Zhaohui and Minister Ahsan Iqbal signed cooperation documents, including those related to the implementation of Pakistan’s climate information system and early warning system project.
The meeting was also attended by Shou Hailong, Director General of the Regional Affairs Department of CIDCA I; Li Ming, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation; Yang Shaocheng, Director of Foreign Affairs Bureau of Yunnan Province; Humair, Special Secretary, Pakistan’s Ministry of Economy; and Minister Aslam Chaudhry of the Pakistan Embassy in China.
