ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a unique form of cooperation based on friendship between both sides and ensuring economic prosperity, Pakistani President Arif Alvi made the remarks with Chinese media.
All-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries has been strengthened, and the bilateral relations have become a model of friendship and mutual understanding between nations in the world, he said.
The president said that in the past year, the CPEC, as a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, has promoted the economic development of Pakistan, generating a lot of job opportunities for the locals and bolstered Pakistan's poverty alleviation cause through cooperation in fields of health and education.
In the new phase of high-quality development of the CPEC, the two countries should strengthen cooperation in information technology (IT), cybersecurity, agriculture and health, said the president, adding that the Pakistani side is looking forward to training IT talents and promoting the development of the semiconductor industry with China's help.
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