Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said China is ready to work with Pakistan to promote the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and inject impetus into sustainable socio-economic development.
At the regular briefing in Beijing, spox said CPEC had been making steady progress with fruitful outcomes in energy cooperation, providing a positive contribution to improving the energy structure and energy security in Pakistan.
The spokesperson appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks on the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, in which he said the project will turn the region of sand dunes into a source of power.
Mao Ning said the project would transmit electricity across Pakistan and serve the interests of the local economy and people’s livelihoods.
