Beijing: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that the government has written a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by holding the Pakistan-China Business Forum in Shenzhen and will respond to this model by inviting Chinese companies in the coming months. to Pakistan.
Speaking at the 4th Pakistan-China Friendship and Business Event held here, the Deputy Premier said that the business forum focuses on visible, targeted, meaningful and result-oriented economic cooperation to attract and facilitate Chinese investment. 13 export oriented industries in Pakistan.
He told the gathering that Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi and his team have successfully mobilized more than 400 Chinese businessmen and entrepreneurs who have joined and networked with 120 Pakistani partners on an unprecedented scale.
In the next few months, we will build this model and invite Chinese companies to Pakistan,” he said.
Calling the Friendship and Business event an “honorable tradition” and “the essence of friendship and mutual respect”, Dar said that over the years, the platform has played an important role in bringing together leaders, policy makers, business leaders and entrepreneurs from both. countries. country
He said the meeting was aimed at strengthening our friendship as space partners. It lays the foundation for deeper economic ties and stronger cultural ties, defining our future relationship.
In the local context, he said, the forum is proof of China’s commitment to develop international cooperation.
It is a symbol of how tradition and cultural exchange can be used to promote understanding, peace, prosperity and development.
Dar said that the world is now on the brink of a new embarrassment, witnessing profound and rapid changes, which will test the resilience of the unprecedented China-Pakistan friendship.
“Our cooperation has reached a strategic level, including economic, trade, social and defense sectors. We wholeheartedly support President Xi Jinping’s Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) and Global Security Initiative (GSI). Pakistan is a trusted friend of China and make sure that he is and always will be a partner,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
In particular, he praised the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC); China-Pakistan Friendship Association (CPFA); China International Cultural Communication Center (CICCC); and all other supporting departments.
He also praised the Pakistani Ambassador and his team and thanked Ambassador Shah Zukang for his steadfast and long standing support to Pakistan.
