“China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a opportunity for regional connectivity and cooperation that the Islamic Republic of Iran is welcome to join the project,” said Yao Jing, ambassador of China to Pakistan, IRNA reports.
Speaking exclusively in a talk show of Urdu news channel ‘AajNews’ ambassador Yao Jing said CPEC is a bilateral agreement reinforcing cooperation project between China and Pakistan.
“CPEC also has a regional aspects even the global aspects,” he noted.
According to ambassador, CPEC should have been kind of the regional connectivity and regional cooperation in the context of the mutual understanding between China and Pakistan.
“As far as the international elements are concerned Iran is most welcome, and Afghanistan and Central Asia too, so I think it is very relevant for the CPEC to open for the several parties,” he said.
It should be noted that under the CPEC many infrastructure projects are under construction throughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now worth $62 billion. The project will link Pakistan's Gwadar port to China Xinjiang province