Finance Minister
Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a meeting with Chinese Vice
Minister for Finance Mr. Yaobin Shi here on Friday.
The Finance Minister
expressed his gratitude and thanks to the Vice Minister for great support that
Chinese government and leadership has been extending to Pakistan in terms of
economic growth, regional connectivity and economic betterment of Pakistan and the
region. He said that team of experts from both the countries are working
together on a number of projects, that have been identified by the Premiers of
the two countries and appreciated the Chinese idea of a new development bank.
The Chinese Vice Minister
thanked the Finance Minister for the ongoing bilateral cooperation and
highlighted the importance China attaches to Pakistan as a good friend. He said
that the ongoing cooperation between the two countries has achieved many
objectives in terms of China-Pakistan Energy Corridor and Hydal projects.
Finance Minister Ishaq
Dar briefed the Vice Minister about his meetings with the EVP IFC and other
office bearers at the World Bank and expressed his desire for coming up with a
project in line with the Three Gorges Company concept. The Chinese Vice
Minister assured the Finance Minister of his country’s fullest support to
Pakistan in the ongoing and future projects. The Finance Minister informed the
Chinese Vice Minister that macro economic stability has been the main area on
which the present government has been focusing on since the day it has come
into power. He said that Pakistan is also engaging the World Bank soliciting
fullest support in terms of macro economic stability. Senator Dar thanked the
Vice Minister for Chinese help through Asian Development Bank for the Jamshoro
Project.
Both the Ministers
reaffirmed their commitment to realize the vision of their respective Premiers
for developing an energy corridor connecting Gawadar to Kashgar as well as the
regional connectivity on the pattern of the EU.
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