Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday thanked China for its plan to set up agricultural research and demonstration centres in Pakistan. Talking to the Ambassador of China Liu Jian here at the PM House, he asked the Chinese ambassador to set-up these Centres at Multan for B.T. cotton, in Faisalabad for textiles, in Gujranwala for rice and in major wheat growing areas of Pakistan for the wheat.
Gilani also discussed his forthcoming visit to China in the second half of May with the Chinese ambassador. The Chinese ambassador apprised the Prime Minister that every effort would be made by the government of China in consultation with the government of Pakistan to make the visit substantive and result oriented. Prime Minister Gilani directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to co-ordinate and hold in-depth meetings with all relevant departments to focus on energy, power generation, infrastructure, communications, reconstruction of the flood affected areas and agricultural sectors co-operation, during the visit.
The Prime Minister directed the relevant Ministries and departments to put up the current status of implementation of all the decisions taken during the Chinese Premier's visit to Pakistan last year. Gilani is likely to take along with him a comprehensive agenda of talks with the Chinese President, Premier, other leaders including the corporate sector.
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