| Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza Vistting China |
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| Saturday,April 25,2009 Posted: 13:28 BJT(0528 GMT) |
| From:Daily Times Article type:Reproduced |
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza has proposed setting up Pak-China Women Chamber of Commerce (CoC) to enhance interaction between the women entrepreneurs of both the neighbouring countries.
Dr Fehmida, who is currently in China, proposed the setting up of Women Chamber of Commerce of the two countries during a meeting with Chairman of Chinese Peoples’ Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Jia Qinglin, held in the great Hall of China.
She said that Pakistan and China have special relations with each other and the foundation of relationship was laid by the founding Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party and former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and added that the present democratically elected government would continue to strengthen these relations.
According to a press release issued by the National Assembly Secretariat here on Friday, she said that terrorism was the common enemy of humanity and needed to be fought together. Both the leaders expressed their resolve that their countries would cooperate with each other to face the challenges of terrorism.
Speaker of the National Assembly said that the successive governments in Pakistan remained steadfast on one China policy and that Tibet and Taiwan were integral parts of China.
She said that the strategic cooperative partnership, economic cooperation as well as cooperation in diverse areas were deepening with each passing day. She said that the economic cooperation between Pakistan and China is continuously increasing and the bilateral trade has touched the figure of $7 billion.
Dr Fahmida said that visits of President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to China demonstrate the commitment of the present government to take the relationship to new heights.
Dr Fehmida hailed the Chinese decision to enhance the scholarship for Pakistani students to 130. She also sought Chinese cooperation in various areas including human resource training, agriculture, animal’s husbandry, environment protection, food processing and canning.
To enhance closer interaction and to understand history and culture of the two countries, she stressed the need for provision of more facilities to Pakistan youths desirous to learn Chinese language.
Welcoming the distinguished guest and members of her delegation, Qinglin, said that his country welcomes the proposal to establish Pak-China Women Chamber of Commerce as it will help boost the interaction between the women entrepreneurs of Pakistan and China especially in the economic sector.
He said that China would also establish a University in Pakistan. He assured that both the countries would continue to work together for the peace and stability in the region.
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