LAHORE: Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said on Monday that the government has accelerated the pace of work on CPEC projects while there are many dimensions of CPEC, which are opening up new avenues of development in Pakistan.

He said this while talking to a delegation of Chinese Consulate led by the Chinese Consul General, Zhao Shiren, here at the Governor House on Monday.

In the meeting, issues of mutual interest, promotion of bilateral relations, especially ongoing development in CPEC were discussed. During the meeting, the Chinese consul general also invited the Punjab governor to the National Day of the People’s Republic of China in October.

Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren said that the People’s Republic of China attaches great importance to its friendship with Pakistan. Bilateral cooperation between the universities of Pakistan and China in agricultural research will be further expanded, he said.

Speaking on the occasion, the governor said that Pakistan-China relations have deep roots and are based on mutual respect, trust and love. He said that people-to-people contact between Pakistan and China will be strengthened.

“Pakistan values China’s cooperation in education, health, energy, infrastructure and other sectors and China has always supported Pakistan in difficult times,” he said, adding: “When Pakistan was facing severe shortage of electricity, China helped to overcome the electricity crisis; CPEC is a manifestation of strong China-Pakistan ties.”

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