ISLAMABAD: Members of the Pakistan-China Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Senate and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing Thursday agreed on enhanced parliamentary exchanges between the two countries to further boost their historic bilateral relations. Both sides agreed on the importance of taking parliamentarians into confidence on the developments on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The Chinese ambassador appreciated the idea of regular interactions with the members of friendship group as well as with senators from the provinces, who were a vital part of the CPEC. Ayesha Ahsan gave a comprehensive briefing on the political system of China, Pakistan-China bilateral relations, parliamentary exchanges, economic and trade relations, developments in the free trade agreement between the two countries, direct foreign investment, work on the CPEC and the way forward for enhanced interactions. Senator Mandviwala stressed upon bridging the gap of information that lay among different stakeholders on the development and scope of the CPEC.

Source: Pakistan Today February 22, 2018 16:39 UTC