The
meeting of Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for Science &
Technology was held today with H. E Yao Jing, Ambassador Extraordinary &
Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan to reassure scientists’ exchanges and joint research projects in the
fields of Science & Technology. Ms. Yasmeen Masood, Federal Secretary for
Science & Technology, Dr. Shahzad Alam, Chairman Pakistan Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive
Director, CIIT, Professor Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman Pakistan Science
Foundation (PSF) and other senior officers of attached departments attended the
meeting.
He further briefed that both
Government of Pakistan and China have long and joint history of technological
cooperation and had signed MoU and agreements on joint Research Programmes.
H.E. Yao Jing, Ambassador
Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China offered
numerous training and scholarships programmes for Pakistani scientists and technological
experts. H.E showed his Government’s keen interest in the new innovative
strategy of Science & Technology. Adding further that, the China aspires a
lot of impressions in the bilateral programmes in Science & Technology with
the Government of Pakistan and henceforth, with the Ministry of Science &
Technology.
The meeting proposed to accentuate
cooperation in the establishment of Science & Technology Complex, Science
City and Technology Parks under the patronage of both countries. The meeting further
added to explore new development initiatives unleashed by CPEC. The chair
highlighted that new wave of technology like bio technology and info technology
is much needed in Pakistan.
The meeting
sought technical help from its Chinese counterparts for the establishment of
National Centre for Transfer of Technology and Centre of Excellence in Natural
Medicine. The meeting further proposed state of the art Joint Laboratory
Project facility in Gwader, Pakistan. The meeting concluded that Pakistan and China
can seize the opportunity of the Belt and Road initiative, and jointly work
towards a new level of bilateral Science & Technology cooperation.
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