| Pakistan, China to intensify cooperation in telecommunications, sugarcane production, housing and water sectors |
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| Thursday,June 18,2009 Posted: 23:57 BJT(57 GMT) |
| From:APP Article type:Reproduced |
Pakistan and China will intensify their cooperation in the fields of telecommunications, sugarcane production, housing and management of water resources. Discussions have taken place with Chinese Government and top Chinese corporations in these vital areas, as Mr. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, Mr. Salman Faruqui is currently visiting China.
The Secretary General is leading a high level delegation, which includes Mr. Khalil Ahmed, Ambassador?at?Large/Federal Minister, Mr. Kamal Majidulla, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Water Resources, Mr. Farrakh Qayyum, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, and Mr. Shakil Durrani, Chairman Water and Power Development Authority.
The Secretary General started his visit in Shenzhen, China’s busting industrial town opposite Hong Kong, and visited China’s telecom giants “ Huawei and ZTE “ which have their representative offices in Pakistan.
The Secretary General invited the leadership of the two Chinese telecom conglomerates to establish manufacturing facilities and to open a telecommunications university in Pakistan in partnership with the Government of Pakistan. Corporate leaders of the two companies said that they would initiate work on these projects.
In Shenzhen, the Secretary General witnessed signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Guangzhou Sugarcane Research Institute. From Pakistan side, the agreement was signed by Mr. Kamal Majidulla, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Water Resources.
The Memorandum of Understanding facilitates development of various kinds of sugarcane varieties in Pakistan through the use of germplasm technology. It would also help in producing sugarcane varieties that require less water irrigation and disease control, as well as are pest resistant and drought resistant.
In Shanghai, the Secretary General saw city planning exhibition and explored the possibility of cooperation in building low cost houses and apartments in Pakistan.
Chairman WAPDA, Shakil Durrani, held meetings with Zhejiang Zhengbang Hydro Electric power Construction Corporation and China Electric Power Generation Group and invited them to invest in twelve small and medium sized hydropower dams in Pakistan. Both companies expressed their keen interest in these projects.
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