China wants to build stronger socio-economic ties with Pakistan: Yao Jing.

ISLAMABAD -- Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing has said that China is eager to import meat, potato, onion, mango and cherry from Pakistan and Chinese experts will visit quarantine facilities here In February this year. Chinese Ambassador further said that China wants to build stronger socio-economic ties with Pakistan; and also wants to buy more from Pakistan.

Chinese Ambassador called on Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar here in Islamabad on Wednesday. Federal Secretary, Chairman PARC and other officials of the Ministry were also present.

Chinese Ambassador expressed his confidence upon Khusro Bakhtiar as former Minister for Planning and Development, viz a viz his contribution towards the expansion of phase - II of CPEC and his considerable contributions therein. He also acknowledged his dedicated efforts for giving new impetus to agricultural cooperation under CPEC.

Federal Minister Khusro Bakhtiar said that we are focusing on strategically structuring agriculture under CPEC. He added that we want enhanced productivity of cotton which has considerably plummeted, both countries could work on exchange of pest resistant, high yielding germplasm(s) of cotton and it is heartening to note that a Pak- China Centre of Excellence is going to be established in Multan with close coordination of Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) to formulate a holistic strategy for the said purpose. Khusro Bakhtiar also apprised the Chinese Ambassador regarding the ongoing threat posed by locust and efforts to contain the menace.

Minister National Food Security added that under Prime Minister's Agriculture Emergency Program we are leaving no stone unturned to align this sector...