COLOMBO – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday invited Sri Lankanbusinesspersons to invest in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).The premier also invited the Sri Lankan counterpart to visit Pakistan.
PM Imran Khan, Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, Foreign MinisterShah Mehmood Qureshi, Commerce Minister Abdul Razak Dawood, and others haveattended the conference.
Imran Khan while addressing the Trade and Investment conference said hejoined the politics for the elimination of poverty. Khan added that povertycould be eliminated through investment.
PM lauds China for using technology and brought 700 million people out ofthe poverty line. Khan mentioned that Pakistan has prioritised theprovision of maximum facilities to the business community.
He reiterated that our government contacted India for holding bilateraltalks and urged Indian PM for initiating joint efforts to eliminate poverty.
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The premier while explaining the common problems of the two sides saidPakistan and Sri Lanka became victims of terrorism. He also highlights theKashmir dispute which could be solved only through dialogues, He reiteratedthat Pakistan desires a peaceful solution to all regional disputes throughcomprehensive dialogues.
Talking about tourism, he said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka could cooperatewith each other in promoting tourism. He expressed wishes to sign anagreement for the tourism sector with Sri Lanka.
