Khawaja Jalaluddin Roomi, President of the Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) has hailed the arrival of first Chinese trade convoys carrying goods being exported to Middle East and African Countries through the Gwadar Port developed under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In a statement issued here on Sunday, Roomi also appreciated the efforts of Prime Minister for taking significant interest in the completion and activation of Gwadar Port and implementation of CPEC project well in time.
He said that Pakistan and China have successfully established sea and road links with the deep seaport Gwadar and expected that the trading activity on the CPEC and Gwadar Port would be more flourished in the coming time and would give the message to international community that Pakistan is safe country for all economic, trade and other activities.
MCCI President indicated that the opening of CPEC and being operational, Gwadar Port would attract foreign direct investments (FDIs).
Chamber chief said Pakistan is now emerging economy and under CPEC; the Central Asian countries have a shortest access to sea via Gwadar Port which is a unique opportunity for us also to tap these markets for accelerating bilateral trade with these countries.