Foreign Minister welcomes Commonwealth interest in CPEC

At a gathering held to commend the 70th commemoration of the London Declaration on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reported that Pakistan would invite Commonwealth enthusiasm for the special economic zones (SEZs) being created along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) course, as indicated by a news report. He told the participants that the CPEC venture, expected to make Pakistan the center point of economic activity inside the South Asian district, was rapidly nearing its consummation stage. 

During the session, Qureshi commented on the role played by the Commonwealth in advancing great administration just as social and financial improvement in its part states, and addressed issues of aggregate intrigue. 

The minister said that following Pakistan's reestablishment as an individual from the Commonwealth in 2008, the nation had made a few positive strides and actualized successful long haul strategies in accordance with the affiliation's national administrative motivation. He reminded the individuals that the National Development Strategy of Pakistan, Vision 2025, was totally lined up with the gathering's conveyed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) structure. 

He expressed that Pakistan, a developing economy of in excess of 200 million individuals, was effectively looking for abroad ventures and the fortifying of its trade and communication networks with different nations.