In the afternoon of 8th December, the 15th Session of the China-Pakistan Joint Committee on Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JEC) was successfully held virtually.
H.E. Mr. Ren Hongbin, vice minister of Commerce of China and H.E. Mr. Omar Ayub Khan, minister of Economic Affairs of Pakistan shared opening remarks for the JEC meeting. Both sides spoke highly of the extraordinary progress of China-Pakistan bilateral economic and trade cooperation. They expressed unanimously the views of taking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic relation as an opportunity to further implement the consensus reached by heads of two states, practically drive forward the high quality development of China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation, jointly build a closer community of shared future for China and Pakistan in new era.
Vice minister Ren Hongbin also exchanged opinions and reached extensive consensus with Secretary of Economic Affairs of Pakistan Asad Hayaud Dinon in areas such as promoting of the high-quality development of “Belt and Road” initiative through joint efforts, strengthening cooperation against Covid-19 pandemic and making joint efforts in implementing Chinese government assistance projects for Pakistan, effectively safeguarding the safety of Chinese enterprises and personnel in Pakistan, strengthening cooperation under the multilateral framework. Vice minister Ren Hongbin also found common ground with Secretary of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Shahzada on poverty alleviation in the field of commerce, which would enrich the economic and trade cooperation between China and Pakistan .
The 15th JEC is a complete success finished with the China and Pakistan delegations’ signing of the MoU of the establishment of a working group between Xinjiang and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Pakistan under the framework of JEC and the MoU of cooperation for poverty alleviation in the field of commerce.
H.E. Mr. Nong Rong, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Moin UI Hque, Pakistani Ambassador to China, Chinese officials from National Development and Reform Commission, General Administration of Customs, China International Development Cooperation Agency, Department of Commerce of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China Council for International Investment Promotion and Pakistani officials from Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health Services and National Coordination, Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Federal Board of Revenue, Board of Investment, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, Chairman of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, specialists from Planning and Development Board in different provinces of Pakistan attended the 15th JEC virtually.
