ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The federal government on Tuesday decided to hold the annual Conference on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in August 2017 where the business community of China and Pakistan would be invited to participate.
The decision was made in a meeting held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday.
The minister directed high officials of the ministry that to ensure the participation of private sector, the researchers, experts of trade, industry and education in the conference, they should immediately start working.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the Country’s private and production sector would be invited to exhibit their products in the conference. He said that Conference’s participants would be informed about the progress made so far on the various projects of CPEC.
The planning minister said that CPEC annual conference would help in providing easy access to information regarding infrastructure, energy, industry and economic zones in the Country.
“Through this conference, a strong message would be conveyed to the world about emerging Pakistan and the positive image of the country”, Ahsan said adding the world’s attention was focusing on Pakistan.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the Countries which were reluctant to come to Pakistan were now willing to invest in Pakistan due to CPEC project.
