Chinese Ambassador to Islamabad Nong Rong has called on Federal Minister for Planning Development Ahsan Iqbal in the cabinet division Islamabad, 24NewsHD reported on Wednesday.  

They discussed several China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects to be taken up during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to China. 

The minister emphasized the importance of several CPEC projects and reiterated that the government is committed to uplift the CPEC projects. 

He also emphasized the importance of the ML-1 project, Karachi Circular Railways and several other projects in different sectors like Energy, Information Technology, Agriculture, Cultural, and others.

The Chinese Ambassador appreciated the efforts of the government especially, the minister for planning and development, and assured his complete cooperation.