Pakistan and China on Monday signed 15 accords of cooperation in multiple areas, including economy, environment and climate change, agriculture and food security, trade, media, science and technology, counterterrorism, and education, to further strengthen bilateral ties.
The accords were signed during the four-day official visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who earlier met with his counterpart Premier Li Qiang, where both leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations as well as the regional situation.
Prime Minister Shehbaz and Premier Li witnessed the signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People as government functionaries from both sides exchanged the documents.
The two sides signed the MoU on economic development cooperation and the MoU on environment and climate change cooperation.
They also signed the letter of handover for veterinary vaccines donation, along with the protocols on dried fruits, nuts and maize to be exported to China.
Both countries inked the MoUs on conformity assessment cooperation, news cooperation, and for cooperation between the Party School of the CPC Central Committee and Pakistan National School of Public Policy.
The ceremony also featured the signing of an MoUs of co-production of documentaries and people-to-people exchanges in science and technology.
In the areas of trade and capacity building, the two sides signed the MoU on free trade and multilateralism, the letter on counterterrorism equipment cooperation, and the MoU on human resource development cooperation.
The two countries also signed the MoUs on cooperation in the agriculture sector, and for cooperation between China Foreign Affairs University and the Foreign Service Academy of Pakistan.