Taliban say they ‘desire’ to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday expressed that the group “desires” to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He also informed that the Taliban will address Islamabad’s concerns about Pakistan based terror group ‘Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’ (TTP), Samaa News reported.
Mujahid also confirmed that an upcoming meeting between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt General Faiz Hameed and Taliban senior leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
CPEC is a part of China’s most ambitious project ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, aimed at renewing the country’s historic trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia.
In 2015, China announced the ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor’ (CPEC) project which is worth USD 46 billion.
