Chinese envoy calls on Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China in Pakistan Yao Jing Tuesday called on Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz to discuss bilateral relations and mutual trade aspects.

Chief Economist Nadeem Javed also attended the meeting.

Sartaj Aziz said that both Pakistan and China enjoyed remarkable relations since beginning but President of China Xi Jinping and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammed Nawaz Sharif had taken the relationship to new heights through China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Sartaj Aziz maintained that despite economic crisis among Asian countries, China’s economic success served as a role model for rest of the countries in the region.

With the region’s economic success, the balance of power would shift from west to east and Asia will become engine of growth.

He stated that CPEC was now at a take off stage where all political parties and the people of Pakistan were united on CPEC providing their full support to this framework of National Development.

Deputy Chairman said that hardware side of the CPEC project was being implemented but we also needed to focus on the software side that includes policies, agendas, and strategies.

Yao Jing and Sartaj Aziz discussed the trade aspects between the two countries and in the region.

Yao Jing said that there was a great possibility of sugar export as Pakistan was in surplus.

Sartaj Aziz said that besides sugar, China could promote Pakistani products including meet, fish, fruits and vegetables for its domestic use.