ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong Friday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was an important platform for cooperation between the two countries. It will deliver benefits to people of Pakistan and inject new impetus for future development of China-Pakistan relations, he said in his congratulatory message on the 67th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China. He said China was committed to consolidating the traditional friendship and deepening the substantive cooperation between the two countries. Sun Weidong Sun added the Chinese side was ready to maintain close communication and coordination with the Pakistani side to advance the major projects under the CPEC framework. The Chinese envoy extended his warm greetings and good wishes to the staff members of Chinese institutions and enterprises, Chinese students and overseas Chinese in Pakistan. He paid rich tribute and sincere gratitude to all the Pakistani friends who had rendered their support to China’s development and China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation. He expressed the hope that members of Chinese institutions and enterprises, Chinese students and overseas Chinese in Pakistan would continue to render their support to the development of both the countries. “With our joint efforts, the towering tree of Pak-China friendship will surely become more flourishing and yield more fruits in the days to come, and bring tremendous benefits to the peoples of our two countries and the whole region,” he added.