Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Chairs Review Meeting on Prime Minister's Visit to China and CPEC Phase 2 ISLAMABAD: A review meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to discuss preparations for the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to China and to review progress on CPEC Phase 2. The meeting was attended by Secretary Planning and senior officials of the Ministry of Planning. During the meeting, the Federal Minister reviewed the expected progress on CPEC Phase 2 during his recent visit to China last week. He was also briefed on the preparations and agenda for the upcoming JCC meeting scheduled to be held next week. Officials briefed the Federal Minister on the ongoing and proposed projects under consideration by various ministries. The Minister emphasized that ensuring progress on ongoing and newly proposed development projects under CPEC Phase 2 would be a key agenda item of the Prime Minister's visit to China. "All ministries and departments will have to play an active role in the completion of CPEC projects," Ahsan Iqbal. "Solid progress on ML-1 will prove to be a milestone for our communications and trade sectors," Ahsan Iqbal maintained. "Promoting cooperation with China in other sectors, including technology transfer, is our top priority," Ahsan Iqbal said. "Technology transfer will provide Pakistan with invaluable opportunities to increase its experience and capacity," stated Ahsan Iqbal. "In Phase 2, business-to-business cooperation will start in addition to cooperation between the two governments," Ahsan Iqbal said. "After G2G, B2B will prove to be a significant strategic development in terms of partnership between Pakistan and China," Ahsan Iqbal said. "China has developed with a clear vision and roadmap," Ahsan Iqbal said. "We will also have to move forward with a vision for national development," Ahsan Iqbal stressed. "Pakistan is the most important country in the region in terms of regional cooperation and its relations," Ahsan Iqbal said. "The Prime Minister's visit to China will mark the beginning of a new era of cooperation in all sectors, including CPEC," Ahsan Iqbal said.
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