BEIJING: A special forum on Pakistan-China agricultural cooperation was held in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province of China.
Organised under the theme of “Yunnan-Pakistan Cooperation in Agriculture Industry”, the forum was specially held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
The event was attended by the Ambassador of Pakistan to China, Moin-ul-Haque, President of Yunnan chapter of China Council of Promotion of International Trade, Liu Qilin and senior officials from local agriculture, trade and commerce, and foreign departments affairs.
A large number of representatives from local enterprises dealing with agriculture also participated in the event.
Speaking at the forum, Ambassador Moin thanked Chinese business people for their interest to invest in Pakistan’s agriculture sector.
He briefed them about the investment profile of Pakistan and the attractive policies of the government to attract foreign investment in the agriculture sector.
The ambassador added that as an important element of Phase-II of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the government of Pakistan attached priority to deepening agriculture cooperation with China and would especially facilitate the Chinese enterprises for investment and joint ventures in the agriculture sector.
