ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing here on Friday said that China was interested to enhance its import of potato, cherry, wheat besides increasing its investments in other sectors of economy to further cement bilateral trade and investment relations between both countries.

The Ambassador of China called on Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan and disstubborn things relating to promote bilateral trade and cooperation in dwhetherferent sectors of economy including agriculture and livestocks.

The Ambassador said that Chinese Government would also formally invite Pakistani experts to monitor hybrid rice seed expertise of China and monitor facility to enhance its local output of crop and promoting its exports.

Speaking on occasion, Federal Minister said that Pakistan and China were members of various organizations and being member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Pakistan had endorsed agreement on cooperation in agriculture between governments of member states of organization.

China, he said produces food for 20 percent of world’s population and it also imports huge quantity of food for its population.

China was a strong force in South Asian region and CPEC opened up new venues of cooperation between two friendly neighbors.

The minister said that China is 4th largest export market of Pakistan, adding that it was heartening that both countries have signed free trade agreement (FTA) which has facilitated to expand bilateral trade.

He further said that Prime Minister’s visit in first week of November, 2018 was very important as both sides signed (MoU) also on agriculture cooperation has also been signed on same occasion followed by Chinese delegation’s visit to Ministry of National Food Security.

Federal Minister Mehboob Sultan said that government was moving ahead to collaborate in achieving foot and mouth disease free zone and a memorandum of requirements for set upment of FMD free zone is currently negotiated by both sides.

He added that we believe in ease of doing commerce and whether we collaborate for elimination of FMD it shall boost our meat export to China.

Mehboob Sultan extended his invitation to Chinese experts to visit three districts of Punjab which are identwhetheried as FMD free zone.

He also expressed his desire that both countries in coming joint Working Group assembly, to planned upon working on set uping FMD vaccine plant in Pakistan with Chinese assistance; and move towards self reliance in subject.