Hu, Zardari team against terror
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July 8, 2010, Thursday
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CHINA and Pakistan signed six deals in Beijing yesterday and pledged to make joint efforts to fight terrorism.
President Hu Jintao and visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari witnessed the signing of the agreements, which cover agriculture, health care, justice, media, economy and technology.
During two hours of talks before the signing ceremony, Hu and Zardari also vowed to jointly fight the "three forces" of extremism, separatism and terrorism.
As China and Pakistan are both victims of terrorism, Hu said, cooperation between the two countries on fighting the "three forces" complies with the interests of both peoples and is conducive to peace, stability and security in the region.
China and Pakistan's armed forces are currently holding a joint anti-terrorism drill, code-named "Friendship-2010," in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Earlier in the day, Zardari appealed to Chinese companies for help in developing his country's ailing energy sector.
Zardari met with business leaders in industries ranging from banking to defense to attract investment to Pakistan, according to a statement from his spokesman, Farhatullah Babar. He singled out energy as a growth industry in Pakistan, where some areas experience electricity outages of up to 18 hours a day.
Zardari arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening on a five-day working visit to China, the fifth China tour since he became president of Pakistan in 2008.
Zardari will leave Beijing for Shanghai later this week, and visit the Pakistani National Pavilion at the World Expo.
President Hu Jintao and visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari witnessed the signing of the agreements, which cover agriculture, health care, justice, media, economy and technology.
During two hours of talks before the signing ceremony, Hu and Zardari also vowed to jointly fight the "three forces" of extremism, separatism and terrorism.
As China and Pakistan are both victims of terrorism, Hu said, cooperation between the two countries on fighting the "three forces" complies with the interests of both peoples and is conducive to peace, stability and security in the region.
China and Pakistan's armed forces are currently holding a joint anti-terrorism drill, code-named "Friendship-2010," in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Earlier in the day, Zardari appealed to Chinese companies for help in developing his country's ailing energy sector.
Zardari met with business leaders in industries ranging from banking to defense to attract investment to Pakistan, according to a statement from his spokesman, Farhatullah Babar. He singled out energy as a growth industry in Pakistan, where some areas experience electricity outages of up to 18 hours a day.
Zardari arrived in Beijing on Tuesday evening on a five-day working visit to China, the fifth China tour since he became president of Pakistan in 2008.
Zardari will leave Beijing for Shanghai later this week, and visit the Pakistani National Pavilion at the World Expo.
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