GWADAR: An eight-member Chinese delegation arrived here on Wednesday and inspec­ted the Gwadar deep seaport.

Wa Xian, secretary of the Communist Party, Xinjiang chapter, is leading the delegation sent by China’s Foreign Ministry Committee.

The Chinese team was given a briefing by the director general of Planning and Development, Munir Ahmed Jan, and chairman of District Council Gwadar, Babo Gulab.

Mr Wa said they had come to inspect development projects initiated by the two countries in Gwadar and review arrangements for a high-level Chinese delegation’s visit which is expected next month.

Published in Dawn, March 10th, 2016

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