H.E. Mr. Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan called on Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination, this afternoon. Matters pertaining to the forthcoming visit of Minister of IPC to China regarding Pak-China Year of Friendship Sister Cities 2019, were discussed. Federal Minister warmly welcomed the guest and said that Pak-China friendship is deep rooted. She also appreciated the ambassador for Chinese Principled stance on recent escalation between India and Pakistan and. The Ambassador expressed hope that situation between the two countries will not escalate further and would move towards peace and stability. Mr. Yoa Jing underscored the importance of the minister’s visit and said that the year 2019 had declared as Year of Local Friendship and the visit of the Minister IPC will mark the formal beginning of cooperation and relations at Provincial/ local government level. Provincial/ local governments from both sides were coming together for the first time under the umbrella of IPC, he added. Dr. Mirza said that the initiatives taken at local government’s level from both the countries would be very helpful in establishing people to people contacts in real terms. She highlighted the fact that in past, despite many MoUs in different areas, very little tangible had achieved so far. The incumbent Government is focusing more on result oriented ideas and it is important that we engage our local governments in practical and doable projects, she added. Both sides agreed to develop a channel of communication and exchange the list of areas of interest for further cooperation, along with project details including timeframe, budget etc. through the Ministry of Inter- Provincial Coordination. It was told that once these linkages are established Provincial/local governments will be dealing directly according to its own peculiarity and requirements. The Ambassador regarded sports as an important aspect of youth development and also gave commitment to facilitate technical assessment for up gradation of Pakistan Sports Board. *****
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