China supports Pakistan's position addressing root-cause of terrorism
BEIJING, Mar. 2 (APP): Pakistan and China will hold counter-terrorism consultation at senior officers' level in Beijing next week.
Diplomatic sources told APP that the two sides will review the on-going cooperation in non-traditional security fields including counter-terrorism.
The two countries have established a mechanism of anti-terrorism consultation to maintain a common position on this issue. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said that his country will continue its active participation in the international anti- errorism cooperation together with Pakistan to make it more effective.
Noting that China has always been one of the victims of terrorism, Kong said the nation has always strongly opposed terrorism in any form and taken a series of measures to combat it.
China supports Pakistan's position, addressing the root cause of terrorism that is poverty, social disparities and bilateral disputes at various levels.
While pursuing its foreign policy, China lays greater attention on peace and development, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation for a 'win-win' situation.
APP
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Pakistan, China to exchange farm experts
By Our Reporter
ISLAMABAD, March 2: China and Pakistan will exchange experts in order to benefit from each other's experiences in the field of agriculture.
This decision was taken in a meeting between a high-level Chinese delegation, led by Deputy Director of Ministry of Agriculture Wang Xinwu, and Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Sikandar Hayat Bosan, here on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the delegation informed the minister that the Chinese prime minister would visit Pakistan in April to give a new dimension to the friendly relations between the two countries.
The two sides also discussed three MoUs on export of citrus and rice to China, export of livestock from China to the Middle East through Pakistan and transit facilities.
The food and agriculture minister informed the delegation that Pakistan had abundant production of cotton and rice this year. Kino is already being exported to Middle East, Far East and other countries in large quantity, he added. "We want to improve exports and imports with China to meet WTO challenges," the minister said.
It was decided in the meeting that one of the three teams of Chinese agriculture experts would visit Sargodha to see processing and packing units of Kino. The second one will leave for Lahore and Karachi to visit rice processing units, and the third team will discuss livestock- related trade issues with the ministry of food, agriculture and livestock.
Additional Secretary Mumtaz Ahmed and other high officials of the ministry were also present during the meeting. Meanwhile, speaking at the 'National seminar on streamlining production and export of cut flowers and house plants' at NARC, Mr Bosan said the government was fully alive to the importance of horticulture.
The government has taken adequate measures to boost production of quality horticultural produce to meet country's needs, besides having substantial exportable surplus, he added.
The minister said in addition to enjoying opportunities under the WTO regime, developing countries would face challenges to assure quality of graded and branded commodities at competitive prices, and strictly adhering to phyto sanitary restrictions. He said vast opportunities existed in Pakistan which needed to be availed.
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Wen's visit to Pakistan under active preparation: Spokesman
BEIJING, March 5 (APP): Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Pakistan and some other countries of South Asia is under active preparation, said a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Office Liu Jianchao.
He told reporters here Saturday that the schedule of the visit is being finalized through the diplomatic channels. It would be Wen Jaibao's first visit to the region, after assuming the office.
The last visit to the region by the Chinese side at the Premier-level took place in May, 2001. Former Premier Zhu Rongji had undertaken five-nation tour that included Pakistan.
Diplomatic sources told APP that Premier Wen Jiabao will be arriving in Pakistan in the first week of April. Meanwhile, a senior official of the Chinese foreign ministry will leave here on
Monday to hold preparatory meetings with the Pakistani side for the Premier's visit that will provide an opportunity to the countries' top-leadership to discuss important matters of
bilateral, regional and international interest.
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Pakistani students will study in China
BEIJING: A delegation of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) will arrive in Pakistan at the end of March to select around 200 to 300 students to study in Chinese universities on scholarship. Selected candidates will study in Chinese universities in Tianjin, Hanzhou, Harbin, Nanjing, Shanghai and Beijing.
The students will be enrolled for MPhil and PhD programmes. The courses will last five years that include one-year study of the Chinese language.
The Pakistani government will pay scholarships and the Chinese universities will provide students with accommodation and tuition fee support. At present, 78 Pakistani students are receiving their higher education in China.
During the visit, the delegation will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Higher Education Commission to regularise the scholarship scheme. app
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