Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan is ready for the new phase of CPEC focused on collaboration in business and industrial sectors.        

He was talking to Chinese delegation headed by Minister of International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao in Islamabad.

The Prime Minister said early completion and implementation of all ongoing and new projects of CPEC will play an important role in economic growth and overall development of Pakistan.   

Speaking on the occasion, Chinese Minister Liu Jianchao said China has accorded a special place to Pakistan in its foreign policy and will continue to support Pakistan's economic development.