ISLAMABAD: While referring to the 14th meeting of the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) on CPEC held in Beijing on Friday, President Asif Ali Zardari welcomed the launch of CPEC Phase-II focused on people-centred growth, innovation, agriculture, and export development and expressed confidence that this new phase would open up fresh opportunities for Pakistan’s economic progress and further deepen the all-weather partnership between Pakistan and China.
Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Karachi Yang Yundong called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Karachi on Friday. He congratulated the President on his successful visit to China, regarding it as a milestone in further deepening the longstanding friendship and time-tested and strategic partnership between the two countries.
President Zardari appreciated the warm hospitality and courtesies extended by the Chinese leadership during his visit.
He said the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during the visit would open new avenues of cooperation and directly benefit the people of Pakistan, particularly farmers engaged in agriculture and livestock sectors.
The President also extended his felicitations to the government and people of China on their forthcoming National Day, wishing them continued peace, prosperity, and progress.
