ISLAMABAD – Being the major player of China’s ambitious New Silk RoadInitiative, Pakistan has said it would connect the Chinese initiativetowards the entire Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
“Pakistan is basically the main corridor for China. That’s why Gwadar Portis becoming the core seaport for the entire BRI [Belt and Road Initiative]and Pakistan is going to connect the New Silk Road Initiative towards allGCC,” said Samiullah Vohra, Chairman of China Pakistan Economic CorridorBusiness, quoted Qatar’s daily *The Peninsula*.
Vohra was one of the exhibitors at the Silk Road Exhibition organised atthe Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC). The GCC is a politicaland economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries – Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
Speaking about BRI, Vohra said Pakistan’s Gwadar Port would provide themajor connectivity to Islamic countries in GCC and Middle East. “The tradeactivities by the Belt and Road Initiative are very huge.
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The route starts from Xinjiang province to Europe and covers the entireGCC. The major connectivity of the Islamic countries in the region startsfrom Gwadar Port. This port connects the entire GCC and Middle Easterncountries,” he said.
Over 100 countries and international organisations have given the greensignal to be part of the new Silk Road.
