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Pakistan, China enjoying deep-rooted friendship: Pervaiz


Source : Business Recorder    Date : 17-04-2015   

Pakistan, China enjoying deep-rooted friendship: Pervaiz
Pakistan, China enjoying deep-rooted friendship: Pervaiz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid Friday said Pakistan and China were enjoying strong, deep-rooted and all weather friendship.

"The bilateral friendship is not only at the state level, but people-to-people, which is getting further strength with each passing day," he said while talking to different news channels.

He termed the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan of 'great significance,' during which agreements on different projects would be signed.

The minister said the Chinese government was going to make about $45 billion investment in diverse fields, including energy, defence and strategic sectors of Pakistan.

It would be the biggest ever 'state investment' pouring from China, which would cover all infrastructure and socio- economic development areas, he added.

He said China's investment in hydel, coal, solar, wind and nuclear electricity generation was key to cope with power demand and future needs of the country.

Besides, a significant development on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would take place during the Chinese President's visit, which would provide 'regional connectivity' and give a boom to business activity not only in Pakistan but in the entire region also, he added.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, he said, believed in serving the public and it would continue to move forward with the same spirit for the benefit of common man.