Vice Minister of MOST CAO Jianlin met with visiting Pakistani Federal Minister for Science and Technology Swati in Beijing on April 7. Both sides exchanged ideas on cooperation in science and technology between China and Pakistan.

VM CAO briefed Minister Swati on the R&D and commercialization of new-energy and environment-friendly technologies in China, and expressed support for cooperation and exchanges among research institutes and high-tech businesses from both sides. Minister Swati, in exchange, said that he hoped to further cooperation between the two countries in agriculture, new energy and environmental protection in the future, and facilitate practical joint projects in these fields.