Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng had a meeting with Pakistani new Ambassador Moin-ul-Haque on September 17th. Two sides exchanged views on deepening China Pakistan connectivity and promoting transportation cooperation between the two countries.

According to the website of the ministry, welcoming Haque, Li expressed that the ministry was willing to jointly promote the high-quality development of corridor construction and contribute to the friendship between China and Pakistan, strengthen practical cooperation, give better play to the role of the working group on transport infrastructure of CPEC, promote the implementation of such projects as the upgrading and reconstruction of ML-1. 

Haque stated that bilateral cooperation in the transport sector was a longstanding pillar of bilateral cooperation that had been given new impetus through CPEC. He pledged to do the utmost for furthering Pakistan-China transport-sector cooperation to the greater benefit of the peoples of both countries, according to the news release from the Pakistan Embassy.

Li and Haque held an in-depth exchange of views on various aspects of transport cooperation under CPEC, including the Karakoram and other major highways, connectivity projects in Gwadar, the ML-1 railway upgrade, and metro mass-transit; as well as deepening of regional connectivity initiatives and economic exchanges.