Summary PM Nawaz said top priority should be given to the resolution of disputes.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - PM Nawaz Sharif has urged the Asian countries to wage coordinated efforts for realization of the goal of economic prosperity.
PM Nawaz was delivering his keynote address at the Boao conference in China s Hainan province on Thursday.
He said top priority should be given to the resolution of disputes as peace is a prerequisite to economic development.
The Prime Minister particularly appreciated China s economic revival and growth in the last several years.
Nawaz Sharif said the Asian countries should particularly focus on regional connectivity to strengthen mutual contacts through road, sea, and train links.
He said Pakistan-China Economic Corridor will open new avenues for the development in the region.
The Prime Minister said the Asian countries should take effective steps to tap the energies of their youth.
He said the Pakistani government has started the Prime Minister s Youth Business Loans scheme and announced scholarship for youth to integrate the youth into the national economic mainstream.
Nawaz Sharif said the government is also concentrating on overcoming the energy shortfall to ensure its economic development.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan has emerged from the lengthy war on terror, which has negatively affected its economy, trade and industry.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in his speech has called for strengthening of cooperation among the Asian countries.
He stated this while inaugurating the Boao conference in China s Hainan province this morning. It has been organised by Boao Forum for Asia.
The Chinese Premier said that development remains the top priority of the Asian countries.
He emphasized the need for shared interest and common development of the regional countries.
Li Keqiang said Boao Forum is significant for the economic development of Asia.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would join other world leaders, including the Prime Ministers of Australia, South Korea and Kazakhstan, at a banquet to be hosted by the Chinese Premier.
The Prime Minister would also address a seminar on "Reviving the Silk Road". It would be attended by the leaders of China, Iran and Kazakhstan.
Nawaz Sharif would hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on the sideline of the conference.
The two leaders would review the progress in bilateral ties- with particular focus on economic cooperation and Pakistan-China Economic Corridor.
