by Mariam Raheem ISLAMABAD, June 4 (Gwadar Pro) - Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, Chairman CPEC Authority, offered Kuwait to be a part of Special Economic Zones and discussed the future prospects of Kuwait-Pakistan joint ventures through this historic initiative. “CPEC route will be a secure and cost-effective route for trade between Kuwait and China, which will reduce the time of travel by 24 days and will save $ 1,457 on each container. It is right time to join CPEC and Kuwait is urged to seize the opportunity at right time,” he said.
Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa also specifically mentioned the opportunities in the fields of agriculture and industrial cooperation. He gave those remarks on a webinar titled “A brief history of Kuwait-Pakistan Bilateral relation and CPEC” organized by Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development (AIERD) today. Mr. Zahid Latif Khan, chairman AIERD, underlined that Vision 2035 of Kuwait and CPEC provides an excellent opportunity to open new avenues of cooperation.