Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal on Monday met the Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing and discussed various matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting that was also attended by Chief Executive Officer of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade, they were agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation. Matters related to Pak-China friendship, bilateral cooperation, investment of Chinese companies in Punjab also came under discussion.
Ambassador of China appreciated the work undertaken by the Punjab government for development of special economic zone in Punjab and said that under the socio-economic cooperation segment of CPEC new ways of collaboration are to be explored.
The Industries Minister told the Ambassador that Punjab government is focusing on training of its labour force through a comprehensive plan of technical and vocational education, so as to encourage and support their engagement into the overall industrialization in the province. He also highlighted the strong potential of Punjab to attract investment especially under the industrial collaboration framework of CPEC.
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