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Musharraf: We'll bring killers of three Chinese to justice
(China Daily/agencies)
Updated: 2006-02-21 06:02 One of the first was on cooperation between their defense ministries.
In the part of their meeting open to media, Hu said his country would
cooperate with Pakistan to combat the "three forces," a term by which China
refers to terrorism, separatism and religious extremism.
As with all 13 agreements signed Monday, few details about the defense pact
were immediately available.
The two countries already jointly build JF-17 Thunder fighter planes.
Another of the pacts covered energy cooperation.
China has helped Pakistan set up a nuclear power plant, and the two recently
started work on a second in the country's east.
Another agreement was for China to provide Pakistan with $300 million in
loans to buy Chinese goods.
In another, China agreed to help upgrade a highway that runs near its border
in northern Pakistan and was badly damaged by last year's earthquake.
The two sides also signed a pledge to work together on quake research
following the massive disaster that killed about 80,000 people and left more
than 3 million homeless.
Musharraf's five-day visit to China marked the 55th anniversary of their
diplomatic relations.
Just before arriving Sunday, Musharraf said China's growing influence makes
it a vital force for Asian stability and development.
Other agreements signed Monday covered expanding
economic ties, cooperation in health, joint work on family planning, a plan to
boost two-way trade, meteorological research, fisheries, pesticide management,
and an agreement for China to help Pakistan provide vocational training.
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