Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that the government would sign MOUs with China on Tuesday (tomorrow) in Beijing for the establishment of two new joint working groups under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for cooperation in agriculture, science and technology.
Taking to Twitter, he said that this MoU is part of the broadening of CPEC from the first phase which was mainly infrastructure to a much broader economic partnership.
MOU’s being signed tomorrow in Beijing for establishment of 2 new joint working groups under CPEC, for agriculture and science & technology. This is part of the broadening of CPEC from the first phase which was mainly infrastructure to a much broader economic partnership
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 16, 2020
Explaining the MOU, Asad said that the government of China and Pakistan believe that the CPEC has entered a new stage of enrichment and expansion with increasing cooperation areas, expanding cooperation scale and growing cooperation projects.
MOU states that the Govt’s of China and Pakistan believe that CPEC has entered a new stage of enrichment & expansion with increasing cooperation areas, expanding cooperation scale and growing cooperation projects.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 16, 2020
