Pak-China sign 15 agreements, documents of mutual interest

November 3, 2018: Pakistan and China on Saturday signed 15 various agreements and documents to further deepen the bilateral cooperation in multiple spheres.

Both the countries signed an agreement to enhance agriculture and technical cooperation, cooperation between Islamabad Police and Beijing Police, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Science Academy of China and between Pakistan Meteorological Department and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The documents were signed during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to China at a ceremony held at Great Hall of China where the prime ministers of the two countries also held bilateral meeting.

The ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

From Pakistan side, the documents were signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtiar and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khalid.

The two countries signed MoUs for cooperation on forests, earth sciences and poverty alleviation.

Pakistan and China also signed a document for holding strategic dialogue at the level of the foreign ministers of the two countries.

(APP)