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| | GEO Pakistan | | President for sending Pakistanis on attachment to Chinese companies | Updated at: 2349 PST, Tuesday, October 28, 2008
 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday asked the ministries to consider sending young Pakistanis for attachment with Chinese companies “to build a reservoir of skilled and trained manpower, well versed in Chinese language and entrepreneur skills.”
Presiding over a follow-up meeting with the representatives and CEOs of Chinese Corporate, Financial and Banking sector enterprises and state officials, the President said the Chinese entrepreneurs could be persuaded to offer scholarships to young and talented Pakistanis for this purpose.
He said he would hold regular meetings to make concrete proposals to the government to further cement strategic and economic ties between the two countries.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tareen and others.
Chinese Ambassador in Islamabad Luo Zahao also attended the meeting on special invitation.
The President during his visit to China from October 15-18 held meeting with Chinese entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officers of major Chinese companies to diversify and enhance Chinese investment in Pakistan. Over a dozen MoUs and agreements were signed during the visit. |  |
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