COAS General Asim Munir’s visit to China very important, successful: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan has said that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir’s visit to China was very important and successful.

“I can underline that this is an important visit and it will contribute to further strengthening of decades-old, robust defense ties between Pakistan and China,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch at a news briefing here.

On the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), she mentioned that Pakistan considered the CPEC as an important initiative of economic cooperation between Pakistan and China.

“This is a project for the development and prosperity of Pakistan. There are several elements of this project that involves foreign investment and China has made a robust investments in CPEC projects. Pakistan’s investment needs are high and we invite all friends of Pakistan to come and invest in development projects and contribute to the development and prosperity of Pakistan,” she added.

The spokesperson announced that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari planned to travel to Goa on 4th May to attend the Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers.

“Our decision to participate reflects our engagement with SCO in a positive and constructive spirit. We expect other SCO member states to demonstrate a similarly constructive approach,” she contended.