Zubair Qureshi
Islamabad
Chairman Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani while speaking as Chief Guest at the 6th China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum held virtually said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had achieved significant milestones through joint efforts of the governments, enterprises, and peoples of both countries.
The first phase of CPEC, which focused on energy and infrastructure projects met its successful completion and now, the second phase is set to boost Pak-China cooperation in agriculture and initiate an era of industrialization through the establishment of Special Economic Zones.
He commended the role of the media and said that it has played a very important role in the dissemination of facts on CPEC which has resulted in CPEC becoming a household name in Pakistan and added that through the CPEC media forum, both countries could get an excellent opportunity to consolidate the existing all-weather friendship.
Ambassador of China Nong Rong while participating in the online seminar said as an important pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and a demonstration project of China-Pakistan Cooperation, the CPEC played a significant role to promote the in-depth development of the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and high-quality growth of the Belt and Road Initiative.
He said that high-level and quality participation in the CPEC media forum is the testimony to the fact that CPEC has been highly valued in Pakistan.
Since its inception in 2015, CPEC Media Forum had brought together the governments, business communities, media, think tanks, and other sectors of China and Pakistan to focus on the construction of the CPEC, said the Chinese ambassador.
The forum was jointly organized by the Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) and China Economic Net (CEN) in cooperation with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan.
This forum is an annual event in Beijing and Islamabad in alternate years.
The forum conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics including the opportunities for digital media, media as an engine for the high-quality development of CPEC, and China-Pakistan media cooperation.
The media forum was moderated by Zoon Ahmed Khan, anchorperson and researcher of China Economic Net.
The forum was also addressed by Railways Minister, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission plus Ambassadors of both countries. Zheng Qingdong, President and Editor-in-Chief of Economic Daily, and Mustafa Hyder Sayed, Executive Director, Pakistan-China Institute gave the welcome addresses.
