H.E. Mr.Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan called on Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination today. Besides areas of mutual interet, matters pertaining to social sector development, sports and youth internship & exchange programs were discussed. The Minister warmly welcomed the guests and said that China is our trusted friend and Pakistan highly values its ties with China. “We are committed to further enhance cooperation with China in multidimensional spheres and one of the major areas of cooperation is sports.” The Minister underscored the need renewed cooperation in sports and said that sports were neglected in past but the incumbent government is determined to facilitate and improve the standard of sports in Pakistan. “We would welcome Chinese cooperation in technical areas, infrastructural and skill development in sports”. She also highlighted the prospects of mutual cultural exchanges and of better collaboration for poverty alleviation and women empowerment. While highlighting the importance of CPEC, the Minister said that CPEC is our national priority. It is very important for sustainable peace in the region. The envoy said that initially, CPEC was focusing on infrastructure but its next phase is focusing more on social sector development. It was agreed that the Youth Exchange Program should be revised and for that ,the envoy suggested that more specific, focused and small groups should be exchanged between the countries on regular basis. Both sides agreed to further expand the range of cooperation between the two countries by improving cooperation in Sports, Culture, education, poverty alleviation and women empowerment. *****
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