ISLAMABAD, 8 April 2005 — China has offered Pakistan further assistance in nuclear power generation and proposed 5 to 10 year medium- and long-term development programs to promote trade, investment and bilateral economic ties.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced some of the details of bilateral cooperation in their addresses at the Pakistan-China Business Cooperation Conference.

“While developing its own nuclear energy resources, China would offer similar cooperation to Pakistan,” Wen Jiabao said, reiterating that his country would continue cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after completion of the Chashma-II Nuclear Power Project.

Aziz said the unique treaty of friendship and cooperation signed between the two countries provides extended cooperation in the fields of economy, defense and peaceful uses of nuclear technology.

Wen said nuclear power plants and telecom sectors are some of the areas, where China has edge over others. He said China wants to build more nuclear power stations to meet growing domestic energy requirements and promised to continue cooperation in this field with Pakistan after completion of Chashma-II.