The 6th Pak-China Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is meeting in Beijing today (Thursday).
According to latest reports, Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal will lead the Pakistan delegation while Chinese side will be headed by the Vice Chairman of National Development and Reforms.
Both sides will evaluate progress in the meeting, on the ongoing projects of infrastructure and energy sectors being carried out under the CPEC, Radio Pakistan reported.
The meeting will focus on industrial investment, new transportation projects and next phase of the Karakoram Highway (KKH).
Ahsan Iqbal, talking exclusively to Geo News, said that many European countries have shown interest in joining CPEC.
The ongoing energy projects under CPEC will be completed by 2017-18, he added.
"Three years on, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), described by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a game changer for the entire region has entered into full implementation in 2016 and remarkable progress has been achieved.
Referring to Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong's comments, it said 16 early harvest projects, including several power stations, highways and projects related to the Gwadar Port, were under construction and tens of thousands of new jobs have been created for the local people.
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