Willing To Extend Economic Corridor With Pakistan To Afghanistan: China
NDTV
Pakistan and China decided last week to welcome interested countries joining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor saying it was "an open and inclusive platform" for mutually beneficial cooperation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has offered to support the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, days after India slammed a bid by China and Pakistan to encourage third countries to be part of their ambitious connectivity corridor that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Mr Wang made the offer to Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Interim Government Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday when they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan.
"China hopes to push the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the development strategies of Afghanistan, support the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, and share China's development opportunities," Mr Wang was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on its website on Friday.
Last week, Pakistan's Foreign Office said Pakistan and China had decided to welcome interested third countries joining the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying it was "an open and inclusive platform" for mutually beneficial cooperation.
