Foreign and Military Affairs
Pakistan, China cooperating for human resource development
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-26 21:24
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The Pakistani Ambassador to China, Masood Khan, speaking to a group of professionals from Pakistan, including representatives from provincial and federal governments, businessmen, NGOs, and members of the civil society at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing, China on April 26, 2010. [chinadaily.com.cn] |
Pakistan and China are increasing their cooperation for the development of human resources in Pakistan, particularly focusing on youth, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China Masood Khan said in Beijing on Monday.
The ambassador said this during a talk before a group of 86 professionals from Pakistan, comprising representatives from provincial and federal governments, businessmen, NGOs and members of the civil society at Pakistan's embassy.
In addition, he said, Pakistan and China are also exploring new possibilities in rural development in Pakistan.
The ambassador said that the Chinese-Pakistani friendship is time-tested and has become even stronger over the last several decades.
He said this friendship includes economic cooperation and people-to-people contact. He said Pakistan and China are working on developing three corridors of cooperation including transportation, fiber optics, and the more ambitious energy corridor.
Currently there are 5,000 Pakistani students studying in China in various disciplines.
He said next month a group of 20 students from China's Sichuan University would be visiting Pakistan as part of efforts to increase people-to-people contact between the two countries.
