The first meeting of Xinjiang -Pakistan Economic and Trade Cooperation Working Group was held

Tianshan News (Reporter Hei Hongwei) On the afternoon of July 18, the first meeting of Xinjiang -Pakistan Economic and Trade Cooperation Working Group, China and Pakistan Economic and Trade Commission was held in a video manner.

Pakistan is a all -weather strategic partner of China. Under the strategic guidance of leaders of the two countries, the two sides actively promote the construction of the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor and successfully build a demonstration project for co -construction of the "Belt and Road" cooperation. Dynamic energy. On December 8, 2021, at the 15th meeting of the China -Pakistan Economic and Trade Commission, Xinjiang -Pakistan Economic and Trade Cooperation Working Group was established. The meeting was the first meeting after the working group was established.

As the starting point of the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor and the core area of ​​the Silk Road Economic Belt, it has established 7 friendly cities with Pakistan. In 2021, China's import and export trade with Pakistan was US $ 136 million, a year -on -year increase of 29.8%. At the same time, the two parties have close cooperation in the port, investment cooperation, foreign contracting projects, international assistance and trade promotion activities.

On the afternoon of July 18, the first meeting of the Xinjiang -Pakistan Economic and Trade Cooperation Working Group of China and Pakistan Economic and Trade Commission was held in a video manner. Reporter Hei Hongwei Photo

The meeting requested that the working group mechanism should be used to give full play to the starting point of Xinjiang as the core area of ​​the Silk Road Economic Belt and the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor, and to actively promote the construction of the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor in the unique advantages and role of China -Pakistan strategic partnerships. The second phase of the China -Pakistan Free Trade Agreement has continuously expanded the breadth and depth of the opening of Xinjiang to the west, further enhance the level of economic and trade relations between Xinjiang and Pakistan, and achieve win -win cooperation between the two parties.

The meeting emphasized that the regional flagship project of the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor will be made every effort to further expand the scale of trade, optimize the trade structure, expand bilateral investment and economic and technological cooperation, promote the facilitation of trade investment, maintain regional security and stability, etc. , Further tap the new growth points of cooperation between the two parties. Through the daily docking and communication of the working group office, the bilateral economic and trade relations will be promoted to a new level within the scope of power.

At the meeting, the relevant departments of the two parties improved the construction of the China -Pakistan Economic Corridor, improved the efficiency of customs clearance at the Red Qiraf -Sust port, and improved the construction of the port economic belt, and actively promoted the exchange of agricultural cooperation and exchanges to reach consensus. The first meeting also promoted the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the China International Trade Promotion Association and the Gilgit -Baltistan (GB) Industry and Commerce Association to sign a memorandum of understanding.

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