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ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan Sherif Shaheen has expressed his country’s desire to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to a press release on Sunday, the Egyptian envoy called on the speaker at the Parliament House on Thursday.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Mr Sadiq said that Egypt’s participation in CPEC would assign substantive meanings to the “transcontinental game-changer” project by connecting the economic corridor to Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
The speaker remarked that Egypt’s proposal to join CPEC was akin to Allama Iqbal’s allusion to integration “from the shores of Nile to the soil of Kashgar”, albeit in a different context.
Welcoming Egypt’s proposal to join CPEC, the speaker said it would open a new channel of unhindered flow of trade between Africa and China.
Published in Dawn February 6th, 2017
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Feb 06, 2017 10:19am
CPEC drama continues....
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Feb 06, 2017 10:26am
And according to India - they have isolated Pakistan :)
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Feb 06, 2017 10:32am
When will antartica join CPEC?
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Feb 06, 2017 10:31am
i had an experience of working with Egyptians..its not like the Illama iqbal said.
They are real good when they are subordinates. Not trade partners...please.
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Feb 06, 2017 10:35am
Start underground tunnel for uninterrupted traffic flow between Asia and Africa.
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Feb 06, 2017 10:39am
@Nanthan Dude "drama", really!!! Google it, you'll see.
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Feb 06, 2017 10:40am
Stop making it a free-for-all. "National Interest", remember.
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Feb 06, 2017 10:44am
@Ali Murtaza Azim Best one :)
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Feb 06, 2017 10:50am
Welcome aboard!
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Feb 06, 2017 11:18am
Good News
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Feb 06, 2017 11:21am
never understand how can a road smaller than suez canal can be so important for different countries. please stop this non sense
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Feb 06, 2017 11:18am
Egypt 'joining', I'm assuming means chinese goods shipped to them via Cpec and also their goods to eastern asian countries. As they already have direct access to EU and central asia. Is there any transparency on how much toll will Pak collect for each transit?
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Feb 06, 2017 11:55am
Indians cant bear to hear anything good about Pakistan.
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Feb 06, 2017 12:42pm
And soon India will ask its ambassador to request Pakistan to join CPEC.
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Feb 06, 2017 12:42pm
@ MO " Indians cant bear to hear anything good about Pakistan"
Welcoming Egypt’s proposal to join CPEC, the speaker said it would open a new channel of unhindered flow of trade between..... 'Africa and China'
Why is he so much concerned about " unhindered flow of trade between Africa and China".........what about Pakistan !
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Feb 06, 2017 12:43pm
Pakisan don't need more countries now when the CPEC project is don't very well.
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Feb 06, 2017 01:12pm
@SAM " And soon India will ask its ambassador to request Pakistan to join CPEC."
China will be delivering their goods at our doorsteps via CPEC. So far so good !!
Do you have interest to sell your merchandise in Indian Market like China
and make maximum use of CPEC to expand export market. Good Wishes Sir!
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Feb 06, 2017 01:06pm
@ahmad Beta Jee, read up on politics and economics before passing comments like this
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Feb 06, 2017 01:09pm
Great. CPEC is a game changer no doubt.
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Feb 06, 2017 01:18pm
cpec is like loadshedding, we expect light and yet it will be dark. cpec is an illusion , nothing is going to change, its a trick to keep people fooled so these idiots get away with murder . there are no factories being set up or any industry being located to pakistan, just a shipping channel or a base for the chinese navy to post their ships. pakistani people are really daft and dont use logic.
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Feb 06, 2017 01:20pm
Great work
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Feb 06, 2017 02:14pm
Talk is cheap - we will still be talking about this in 20 years time
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Feb 06, 2017 02:50pm
@Seemab Khan
V bad reputation they have - majority of places in GCC they work are squeezed dry, ultimately its them who grow rich and others become paupers.
Therefore they must be carefully watched.
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Feb 06, 2017 08:46pm
@Nanthan Jealous Indian continues.
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Feb 06, 2017 08:50pm
Free and unhindered access across Suez Canal for All Pakistani goods, Services and military equipment, just for starters...
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Feb 06, 2017 08:48pm
@Wajih HAHAHAHA Brilliant!!
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Feb 06, 2017 09:21pm
@Ali Murtaza Azim Haa haaa funny guy. Wish you well Pakistan and China CPEC needs to be successful and Nawaz Kingdom gotta go now. 3 times tried and test/failed along with Zardari Loot.
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Feb 07, 2017 08:23am
I want to join CPEC too!
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