Another $15 billion signed today. The total comes out to be $45 billion.
Agreements worth $15 bln signed at Pak-China Business Forum
ISLAMABAD Dec 18 (APP): Pakistan and China here on Saturday inked 22 agreements and Memoranda of Understandings (MoU) of 15 billion dollars to boost bilateral trade and investment for mutual benefit of the two countries.The agreements were signed during the Pak-China Business Cooperation Summit here at a local hotel. Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani also attended the summit.The summit was jointly organized by Board of Investment, Ministry of Commerce, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCIT).
The agreements and MoUs are related to development of energy sector, promotion of trade, exploration of natural resources and development of agriculture, livestock, finance and banking sectors.
A $ 6.5 billion MoU was signed between China Three Gorges Corporation and Alternative Energy Development Board for the wind power projects and solar energy projects.
Both the countries signed framework agreement in relation to Development Finance Cooperation Agreement besides inking agreement of purchasing seafood, guar products, cotton yarn purchase and yarn import contract.
In addition, frozen fish agreement, import stone business agreement, leather purchasing contract and agreement for purchasing of Pakistan rapeseed meal, were inked on the occasion.
Cooperation agreement, medical equipments donation agreement and stone import business were also signed during the day-long summit between the business communities of both the countries.
Speaking at the conclusion of the Business Forum, Chairman CCIP, Wan Jita encouraged the cooperation between the CCIP and trade promotion authorities of Pakistan.
He said that businessmen of both the countries have great opportunities to explore investment and trade potential between the two countries for the overall economic development.
Speaking on the occasion President FPCCI, Sultan Ahmed Chawala, said that people of Pakistan, particularly business community would never forget the cooperation extended by the Chinese businessmen for the economic development of the country.
He said that the Pak-China business cooperation summit would be helpful for further enhancing trade ties adding that business communities of both the countries inked agreements worth $ 15 billion on Saturday.
Chawala termed the trade deals as remarkable achievement and expressed the hope that business and trade between the two countries will keep on increasing in future.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )