ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The 3rd CPEC Media Forum initiated by the Pakistan-China Institute in collaboration with the Embassy of China and its Chinese Media partner, the China Economic Network, will be held at Serena in Islamabad on Monday.
The new Chinese ambassador to Pakistan. Yao Jing will give a Keynote speech, while the Minister for Maritime Affairs Senator Mir Hasil Bazenjo will be the Chief Guest.
The Chairman Parliamentary Committee on CPEC Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed will also make the opening speech.
Apart from the Inaugural and Closing sessions, there will be two interactive sessions in the morning and the afternoon focusing on promoting an Information and Cultural Corridor through the media to support and supplement the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The Chief Guest at the Concluding Session will be the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, and she will also present shields to the participants of the seminar.
The President of the CPEC Media Forum Hafiz Tahir Khalil will also make a presentation.
The sessions will also be addressed by the visiting seven-member Media Delegation from China including the Director of Pakistan Studies Centre at Peking University Tang Mengsheng, the Director of Pakistan Centre at Tsinghua University in Beijing Professor Li Xiguang, the Managing Director Jang Group Sarmad Ali, and the CEO INP news agency Asif Salahuddin.
Representing the Government of Pakistan, there will be presentations by the Director of CPEC Cell at Ministry of Planning Hassan Daud and the Head of CPEC Centre for Excellence of PIDE Dr. Shahid Rasheed.
Two research monograph of the Pakistan China Institute will be launched during the Forum and the 2018 Work Plan of the CPEC Media Forum will also be discussed.
