China and Pakistan hold a video conference on development cooperation

On March 1, 2023, Deng Boqing, Deputy Director of the National Agency for International Development Cooperation, and Karim Nyaz, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Pakistan, jointly hosted the videoconference on China-Pakistan development cooperation, with representatives of relevant departments, embassies and consulates of both sides attending.

Deng Boqing said that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners. Led by the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, the National Cooperation Administration and the Ministry of Economic Affairs have always maintained close communication and cooperation, worked together to fight the epidemic, achieved positive results in social and livelihood work, and achieved fruitful results in the field of development cooperation. After the Pakistan flood last year, China provided emergency relief materials and sent medical expert groups and disaster assessment expert groups to support Pakistan's "reconstruction, recovery, recovery and resilience framework". China is willing to work with Pakistan to jointly implement the global development initiative and strive for more results.

Kazim said that Pakistan-China relations are particularly friendly and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has achieved remarkable results. Pakistan sincerely thanks the Chinese side for its long-term assistance, especially after the devastating flood last year, the Chinese side first supported Pakistan in fighting against the flood and post-disaster reconstruction, demonstrating the "iron" friendship between the two countries.

The two sides will make joint efforts to promote the implementation of cooperation projects in post-disaster reconstruction, medical care, education, agriculture and other fields.