Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday
that Pak-China relations are multi-faceted and there was a need to
strengthen further by cooperating in the energy sector as well as
economic, commercial and trade fields.
Musharraf made the remarks when he met with head of All China
Federation of Industry and Commerce Hu Deping, who led a 80-member
delegation to attend Pakistan-China Energy Forum from April
25-27.
Mushrraf identified Pakistan's energy needs which were growing
exponentially and he invited China's public and private sectors to
invest in Pakistan in order to establish a trade and energy
corridor from Gwadar to China.
On his part, Hu Deping praised the president's sagacious
leadership which had led to stability in the region and economic
development of Pakistan.
He said that the development of energy was the common objective
of both countries. China's public and private sectors were ready to
invest in Pakistan in the energy sector and other fields.
He added that the energy corridor would be beneficial for both
countries.
Hu said that China would continue its assistance for there
habilitation of the earthquake affected areas.
(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2006)
