China felicitates Pakistan on OLMT inauguration
Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian, during a regular briefing to the press warmly congratulated Pakistan on the country’s first-ever rail-based metro train project. He termed it one of the most advanced railway transport projects in South Asia. Moreover, he said that the Orange Line was an early harvest project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and the opening of this project marked that Pakistan has entered an era for the metro train.
BEIJING – A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Monday warmly congratulated Pakistan for the opening of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) and said that it was one of the most advanced railway transport projects in South Asia.
“I noted this information. This is good news. I like to send warm congratulations for the opening of this railway project,” Zhao Lijian said during his regular briefing while commenting on the launch of OLMT in Lahore. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar inaugurated the country’s first electricity-run public transport project on Sunday. The inaugural ceremony of OLMT was also held in Beijing, which was attended by senior authorities of China’s National Development Reforms Commission (NDRC), Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque, CR Norinko and top Chinese officials.
Zhao Lijian said that the Orange Line was an early harvest project under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the opening of this project marked that Pakistan had entered era for metro train just like Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said at the launching ceremony.
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