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CPEC is a new type of cooperation framework: spokesperson

By inp
November 21, 2017
BEIJING: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a new type of cooperation framework set up by China and Pakistan in various fields of cooperation, including the long-term development of economic and trade cooperation between China and Pakistan.
This was stated here on Monday by the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lu Kang at a regular news briefing. Commenting on a news report on CPEC, he said Corridor construction is not only of great significance to promoting the common development of China and Pakistan, but also conducive to promoting regional connectivity and common prosperity.
“We hope that corridor construction can be more widely recognized and supported by the countries in the region and the international community. China is confident of working with Pakistan to build an economic corridor between China and Pakistan and safeguard the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, “the spokesman added.
Lu Kang announced that at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and Russian Prime Minister Medvedev, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council will attend the sixth China-Central and Eastern European countries summit to be held in Budapest, Hungary from November 26 to December 2.
He will also attend the 16th meeting of the Governing Council of the heads of state (member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states) in Sochi, Russia. Moreover, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Kankin, the foreign minister of South Korea, will pay a visit to China from November 21 to November 23.