Pakistan can offer China very viable, important trade, energy corridor

[Omar1984]

Pakistan can offer China very viable, important trade, energy corridor ​

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (APP): The relationship between Pakistan and China is not solely dependent on reciprocity but Pakistan certainly can offer China a very viable and important trade and energy corridor, Director of China Study Center Islamabad, Fazlur Rehman said.China is certainly looking for prospects in the future and Pakistan can connect its deep seaport at Gwadar with the Western regions of China, which are coming up economically very fast, he told BBC TV when asked to comment on the visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to Pakistan on Saturday.

Explaining how important China is to Pakistan, he said China is a very important country as a neighbour, as a friend and as an ally. China has been helping Pakistan in its capacity development, in industry building in economic terms, in infrastructural and defence terms.

Replying to a question what has Pakistan got to offer in return to China, Fazlur Rehman said the viability and the potential of trade and energy corridor is huge and China certainly is going to use this.

“It is not in the near future but I think in the coming years of time.

This will assume very important route for China. And the security matter is of course a matter of concern but it certainly will not come in the way for such a huge project and security is kind of a preferral issue which can be taken care of,” he added.