‘Meeting with Modi, Swaraj was positive’

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said his recent meetings with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj yielded “encouraging results” with both countries agreeing to resume the comprehensive bilateral dialogue.

Mr Sharif said this during his meeting with Premier Li Keqiang in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou where he briefed the Chinese leader on his recent meetings with Mr Modi and Ms Swaraj. Mr Sharif had met Mr Modi last month at the Paris climate change summit and Ms Swaraj at the Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad last week.

“The Pakistani premier apprised his Chinese counterpart of his recent meeting with Modi and Swaraj that have yielded encouraging results,” said a press release issued by the Pakistani embassy here on the Sharif-Li meeting.

“Both the countries have agreed to resume the comprehensive bilateral dialogue, which is a welcome development,” Mr Sharif said.

On the USD 45 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Mr Sharif said he was satisfied with the progress of CPEC projects.