ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Friday saidChinese vice-president would visit Pakistan this month during whichagreements related to agriculture would be finalized.
Speaking at an Iftar dinner held in honour of Farmers Association ofPakistan (FAP), he said the Chinese vice president would visit from May 26to 28. “We want to enhance private partnerships with China.”
Qureshi, who is also the chairman of FAP, said China imported 95,000million tons of soya beans from America annually. If Pakistan supplied soyabeans to China as per their needs then both the countries could benefitfrom it, he added.
He said FAP members recently paid an informative visit to China to chalkout ways for mutually enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries.
Qureshi said it was time to introduce the latest machinery, equipment andmodern research in the field of agriculture.
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Pakistan had a lot of potential in the field of fisheries and it could helpChina in that field, he said and added, Pakistan had the potential toenhance bilateral relations with China in the field of tangible goods andtextile accessories.
He said that Pakistan wanted to have economic diplomacy with othercountries and ministries of finance, commerce, industry and foreign affairsshould work together in that regard.
He lauded FAP saying it could help the country in bringing revolutionarychanges in the field of agriculture.
