Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman the Federal Minister for National
Education and Mr. CHEN Basheng, Minister of Education, China has agreed in
principle to increase collaboration between their two Ministers to further
strengthen existing ties in the field of education, says a press release
received from Paris here today.
Both ministers who met on the sidelines of the 39th Session
of UNESCO General Conference in Paris today also highlighted the importance of
students and faculties exchanges to further consolidate the economic, social
and cultural ties between the two countries.
The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador of Pakistan and
Permanent Delegate of Pakistan to UNESCO Mr. Moin ul Haque and Chinese
Ambassador to France Mr. Yang Shen and other members of the two delegations.
Pakistan Minister for National Education sought Chinese
collaboration and cooperation for focused educational and training programme to
impart specific and need based training to the Pakistani students with a
view to cater to the emerging requirements for trained human resource for
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in Pakistan.
Mr. Baligh ur Rehman appreciated opening of five Confucius centers
by the Chinese government in Pakistan to cater to the growing interest amongst
the youth of Pakistan to learn Chinese language. He also sought Chinese
government’s support for attractive special packages for the Pakistani students
who are increasingly seeking admissions in the public and private Chinese
universities.
Both sides expressed satisfaction over the existing level of
cooperation between China and Pakistan in multilateral institutions like UNESCO
for jointly contributing to the global agenda for peace and development.
Earlier, the Federal Minister of Education attended the opening
session of the 39th Session of UNESCO General Conference.
The Federal Minister of Education who arrived here yesterday is
leading the Pakistani delegation in the ongoing 39th Session of
UNESCO General Conference. During his stay he will deliver the country
statement in the conference and will hold a number of bilateral meetings with
his counterparts from Denmark, Malaysia, Norway and Turkey. He will also hold
meetings with the outgoing and incoming Director Generals of UNESCO.
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