RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting
with the Chinese Ambassador to P
akistan H.E Yao Jing said that China P
akistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the economic future of P
akistan and its security shall never be
compromised.
The Chinese ambassador appraised the efforts of P
akistan in conduct of a fruitful visit of Chinese prime minister to P
akistan.
The army chief’s statement regarding CPEC came a day after Financial Times (London-based) n
ewspaper said that P
akistan reconsidered its agreement
with China for One Belt One Rode (OBOR) initiative.
Also Read: Pak to review CPEC agreements
The story published in FT had claimed that P
akistani ministers and advisers said the newly-elected P
akistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will review ‘BRI investments and renegotiate trade agreements signed more than a decade ago that it says unfairly benefits Chinese companies’.
Also read: P
akistan committed to implementing CPEC
Earlier, PM Imr
an Khan had said that friendly relationship
with China is the cornerstone of P
akistan’s foreign policy and that his government was committed to implementing CPEC.
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