ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and China have agreed to remain engaged for theinclusion of third parties to the $65 billion China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) to enhance regional connectivity.
The Pakistani Foreign Office said this on Sunday after talks between thetwo sides in Beijing. The two sides agreed on this at the third round ofPakistan-China Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) on Saturday.
Foreign Secretary Dr Asad Majeed Khan led the Pakistan delegation and theChinese side was led by Chinese vice-minister for foreign affairs SunWeidong. The BPC is a regular institutional mechanism between Pakistan andChina.
“Noting the completion of a decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC), the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to CPEC that remains amajor pillar of bilateral cooperation and a symbol of ever deepeningfriendship between Pakistan and China,” the Pakistani foreign office saidin a statement on Sunday.
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“They also agreed to remain engaged in expansion of CPEC including onparticipation of third parties to enhance regional connectivity andcooperation.”
Both sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and agreedto expand and reinforce political and security cooperation, bilateraltrade, economic and financial cooperation, cultural exchanges, tourism, andpeople-to-people ties.