*ISLAMABAD – China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to regain momentumafter Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China.*
IPakistan’s prime minister will attend the Chinese International ImportExpo 2018 in Shanghai.
Official sources said that the CPEC will get momentum with the signing ofan agreement on industrial zones, progress on agricultural cooperation andaddition of a social sector joint working group during the prime minister’svisit to China.
The pace of the flagship bilateral cooperation project had slowed down overthe past several months due to government transition in Pakistan.
The two sides would formally sign a framework agreement on industrial zonesand set in motion on-ground development of special economic zones (SEZs).
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According to officials, the two sides would also formally sign papers toinclude Social Sector Joint Working Group of the CPEC. The officials fromthe two governments were currently in the process of sharing final papers.
The two sides had started initial consultations on cooperation in theagriculture sector which was one of the key areas of the CPEC but could notsee progress in past due to the PML-N government’s focus on energy andinfrastructure sectors.
A delegation of Chinese officials is currently visiting Pakistan to exploreareas of mutual cooperation in the agriculture sector, considered by thetwo governments as key to job creation and increase in crop output.
