Agriculture
Argentine envoy, IT Minister discuss cooperation in S&T
Wednesday, July-10-2013
Ambassador of Argentine to Pakistan Rodolfo J. Martin Saravia called on Federal Minister for Science and Technology Zahid Hamid here on Tuesday and discussed new avenues of cooperation in the field of science and technology, health and agriculture sector.
Both the sides agreed on the proposal that a joint workshop in the field of biotechnology and material science would be held for future collaboration.
The Ambassador assured that his government would fully support and facilitate the Pakistani scientists in their participation in international conference on expedition of Southern Antarctica. Both the sides agreed that a Pak-Argentine joint workshop on estuarine and coastal studies would be held for further collaboration in the filed of oceanography.
The minister thanked the Ambassador for the assistance in the field of science and technology, health and agricultural sectors in Pakistan.
He said that government to government contacts would be increased to strengthen relations between the two countries.
He said that the present democratic government was business friendly and would facilitate and protect the interest of foreign investors in Pakistan, which would be fruitful for boosting up economic activities and projecting a soft image of the country.
Federal Secretary for Science and Technology Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar was also present in the meeting.
Source: Pakistan Observer
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