China has agreed to give Pakistan its full support for development in the sectors of energy, minerals and mining, extending co-operation in monetary sector and co-ordination in communication and transportation.
At the conclusion of the visit of China by President Pervez Musharraf, a joint communiqué has been released from Beijing and Islamabad, according to which both countries have agreed on further strengthening the strategic co-operation in defence and signed ten memorandums of reconciliation, private TV channel reported.
The officials of the Pakistan ministry of water and electricity and Chinese ministry of water resources signed the agreements. Pakistan's ministry of science and technology and China's Academy of Engineering also signed a memorandum. Besides, Pakistan's ministry of sports and China's General Administration of Sports and the finance ministries of both countries, the Capital Development Authority of Islamabad and the Consortium of China Architecture Design and Research Group signed the memorandums.
This has been said in the joint communiqué that China and Pakistan have agreed on getting maximum benefits from the agreement on free trade. China lauded the efforts of Pakistan for maintaining its sovereignty, independence and regional integrity and elimination of terrorism, promotion of peace, solidarity and security.
Both countries have agreed to achieve the trade target of 15 billion dollars at their earliest. Pakistan reiterated its complete support to one China policy and Taiwan's inclusion in China. Chinese president Hu Jintao accepted the invitation from President Musharraf to visit Pakistan.
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