Chinese envoy, Maulana Fazlur Rehman discuss CPEC projects
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong met with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman to discuss China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and bilateral relations. They both emphasized the strength of Pakistan-China friendship and the ambassador expressed China’s interest in sharing agricultural technology with Pakistan. Maulana Fazlur Rehman suggested incorporating agriculture and irrigation into CPEC projects and expressed a desire for industrial and economic zones in Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as well as a major cargo airport in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts. The Chinese ambassador extended an invitation for Maulana to visit China, which was accepted.
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong on Tuesday held a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and exchanged views on the projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In a statement, issued by the media wing of JUI-F, the Chinese ambassador along with a delegation discussed bilateral relations and matters pertaining to the CPEC.
It stated the two sides were of the consensus that Pakistan-China friendship had flourished in every situation.
The JUI-F’s statement quoted the Chinese ambassador to have stated that China wants Pakistan to use Chinese technology in agriculture. “Together we can change the destiny of this region,” the Chinese envoy was further quoted in the JUI-F statement.
It stated that Maulana urged the Chinese envoy that the agriculture sector and irrigation should also be included in CPEC projects.
It added that the JUI-F chief also expressed a desire for the creation of industrial and economic zones in Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, besides a major cargo airport in the southern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
It added that Ambassador Zaidong extended an invitation to the JUI-F chief to visit China which he accepted.
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