BEIJING: Pakistan and China signed 19 agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) of bilateral cooperation in a meeting held today at the Chinese capital, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to discuss bilateral relations and the regional situation in Beijing.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Federal Ministers Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Ahsan Iqbal, and Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi were also present at the meeting.
Speaking to the media following the meeting, PM Nawaz Sharif said his government had made up for losses despite the damage caused due to the recent political turmoil in the country.
The agreements were signed to help promote cooperation between the two countries in fields of energy, infrastructure under Economic Corridor Project and other sectors.
These include agreements on solar power production at Quaid-e Azam Solar Park, easy loan for laying optic fibre between the two countries, mining of 65,00,000 metric tons of coal in Block-2 of Thar, 870 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower project, 1320 MW coal power project in Sahiwal, and an MoU for 100 MW Jhimpir wind power project.
“These projects will be a source of employment for over a million youth of Pakistan. Pak-China cooperation will also create business opportunities for local and international investors,” the premier said.
An agreement was also signed to establish an Industrial Park in Faisalabad, and promote economic and technical cooperation.
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