Pakistan commits to implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Pakistan is fully committed to the successful implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, according to Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid.

"Pakistan is China's all-weather strategic cooperative partner, and it will continue to work with China for greater prosperity of our region and to meet their common challenges through enhanced connectivity," he said when speaking at the Lanzhou Trade Fair in Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu province, on Thursday.

Khalid also attended the ambassador retreat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Gansu, which ran from Tuesday to Friday.

Khalid said Pakistan believed in cooperative and collective approaches to peace, stability and development.

Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the 17th Meeting of the Heads of State Council of SCO in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Khalid said Gansu and Punjab enjoyed a sister-province relationship, and added both should build a cooperative partnership based on complementaries in various areas including agriculture, IT, renewable energy and mineral resources.