ISLAMABAD – President Arif Alvi met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping inBeijing. The historic meeting of the leaders reinforced the sharedcommitment of Pakistan and China to take all-weather and time-testedfriendship to new heights.
It further reinforced the commitment to further strengthen the existingunique equation, not only for the benefit of the two countries but for thewhole region.
The entire gamut of Pak-China strategic relations was discussed during themeeting.
After the bilateral meeting, the signing ceremony of two Memorandums ofUnderstanding and four Letters of Exchange was held the Great Hall of thePeople in Beijing.
President Dr. Arif Alvi and President Xi Jinping witnessed the ceremony.
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An “MoU on Establishing Joint Working Group on Science and Technology andAgriculture between the Governments of China and Pakistan will lead toestablishment of two separate Joint Working Groups, one on science andtechnology and the other on agriculture, under the overall rubric of CPEC.
While the “MoU between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China(MARA) and Ministry of National Food Security and Research of Pakistan(NFS&R) on Strengthening Cooperation on Plant and Disease Control” willhelp in monitoring and control of major pests and diseases and improveagricultural productivity.
Letters of Exchange signed at the ceremony will play an important role incombating Covid-19 in Pakistan.
