Pak, China space technology cooperation landmark in history: Pang Chunxue

ISLAMABAD    –    Charge d’ Affairs of the Chinese Embassy to Paki­stan, Pang Chunxue yesterday praised the Paki­stani and Chinese scientists for their services and cooperation. She said the cooperation in Science and Technology (S&T) was an important part of the China-Pakistan bilateral relations and both countries had jointly funded more than 475 re­search projects covering agriculture, aerospace, and chemical industry.

Speaking at a ceremony held here to celebrate China-Pakistan Space Science & Technology Co­operation, the envoy said remarkable results had been achieved since the two countries signed an intergovernmental S&T cooperation agreement in 1976. Moreover, many projects were also funded between both countries in the field of wa­ter resource protection, medical and health care, biotechnology, computer science, environment, energy, meteorology, geology, and technology management, she added. Pang Chunxue said: “We are here to have the handover ceremony of Paki­stani medicinal plant seeds after a six-month orbit stay in China Space Station.