China-Pakistan SOM meeting finalises JWGs’ minutes for JCC meeting

Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) convened on November 5th, 2019 before the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting to finalise decisions made in CPEC Joint Working Group (JWG) summits. Officials of China and Pakistan agreed upon the minutes of the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting. During the first half, SOM officials reviewed projects finalised under every JWG meeting. After the meeting, Planning Secretary Zafar Hassan and Mr Gao Jian, Deputy Director General International Cooperation Department, NDRC signed documents on Planning, Gwadar, and Energy sector projects. It is expected that both parties will also pick dates for groundbreakings of Rashakai and Dhabiji Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during JCC meeting. Pakistan Board of Investment (BoI) Chairman Zubair Gilani and Secretary BOI, Omer Rasul presented briefing & review in SOM meeting from Pakistan’s side. Chairman and Secretary BoI, witnessed the minutes signing on Industrial Cooperation by Executive Director General BOI, Qasim Raza Khan & Deputy Director-General NDRC, Gao Jian.