ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday the completion of Gwadar International Airport showed Chinese leadership’s commitment and dedication to support Pakistan’s economic agenda and develop its backward areas.
Addressing a ceremony of virtual inauguration of the newly completed Gwadar International Airport here, the Prime Minister said the landmark achievement was all about time-tested friendship between the two countries.
He expressed the hope that the completion of this international airport would transform Gwadar’s economy in particular and the economy of Pakistan in general.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang were at hands to unveil the plaque of Gwadar International Airport. The ceremony was attended by members of the both delegations, ministers, military leadership and senior officials.
The Prime Minister also thanked President Xi, the Chinese premier and the people of China for their generous gift in shape of Gwadar International Airport. He said “This gift is another feather in CPEC’s cap” and assured his Chinese counterpart to work closely with him to complete the second phase of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the peace and security of the people of Pakistan and China.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiqang, in his remarks, congratulated the Pakistani nation and the government on behalf of the Chinese government and his people on the completion of Gwadar airport which was a manifestation of the commitment of the Chinese and Pakistani engineers and workers and also thanked the Pakistani society for their support.
He said it was a critical step for realising the vision of regional connectivity and whatever they had achieved in the last many years, demonstrated the strength of Pak-China friendship, adding the inauguration would significantly capitalise to promote shipping and port activities and enhance regional connectivity in the entire region.