Cultural exchanges imperative to further boost Sino-Pak ties: Zafar

Chinese envoy says six projects in power sector successfully completed

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Syed Ali Zafar on Thursday called on Charge d’affaires, Embassy of China Zhao Lijian.
Zafar said that cultural exchanges are imperative to further boost Sino-Pak friendly ties as sustainability of economic cooperation requires mutual understanding of each other’s culture, heritage and language. Pakistan with its diverse culture offers myriad opportunities for collaboration in the field of culture, tourism, information and education, he added.
The information minister added that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a flagship project guaranteed by the governments of both time tested friends would open avenues of various opportunities not only for the people of both countries but the entire region and beyond.
Zafar further emphasised the need to enhance cooperation and collaboration in the field of education and proposed the idea of establishing library of Chinese books along with their translations.
While expressing satisfaction over the progress in implementation of CPEC Projects, Chinese Charge d’Affaires Mr. Zhao Lijian said that it is the most successful projects of all economic corridors launched by Peoples Republic of China in various regions.
He apprised the minister that six projects in power sector have successfully been completed, while remaining eight are under construction.
He also informed the minister in detail about various initiatives and projects in the field of energy, infrastructure, industry and culture launched by China under CPEC.