Around seven nations have expressed interest in establishing long-term cooperation in Gwadar, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Kenya, and Egypt. This happened after the respective ambassadors of these countries attended an official event and indicated their interest in the port city’s growth.
Prime Minister Imran Khan also spoke at the event, unveiling a number of projects, including the Gwadar Fertiliser Plant, Gwadar Animal Vaccine Plant, Henan Agricultural Industrial Park, Hengmei Lubricants Plant, Gwadar Free Zone Phase Two, and Gwadar Expo Centre.
The following Memorandums of Understanding were also observed by the Prime Minister;
Gwadar has reached an agreement to build a 1.2 million gallon per day (MGD) desalination plant to solve the city’s drinking water shortfall.
China has provided a grant for solar generators in southern Balochistan.
Pakistani officials such as Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal, and Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi also attended the ceremony and expressed their interest in the respective projects.
