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By B. Muralidhar Reddy
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 5 . Pakistan and China tonight signed 22 agreements including a treaty of friendship, cooperation and good neighbourly relations between the two countries coinciding with the visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Mr. Wen and the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, signed the treaty of friendship after bilateral talks. The slew of pacts included those on combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, executive programme on educational cooperation and exchanges, framework agreement on naval frigates, early harvest agreement on Pakistan-China Free Trade Area, Pakistan-China IT agreement and agreement for development of Duddar lead zinc deposits in Balochistan. At the start of his four-nation South Asia tour, the Chinese Premier arrived this evening here to a rousing welcome on a three-day bilateral visit. In demonstration of their assertion that they enjoy "all weather and all encompassing" relations, the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, gave a goby to the protocol and drove to the Air Force Base at Chaklala to receive the dignitary. A nineteen gun salute boomed as the Chinese Premier came out of his special plane. After leaving Pakistan on Thursday, Mr. Wen will spend a day in Bangladesh, another day in Sri Lanka, before heading for India on April 9. The official welcome ceremony for the Premier Wen Jiabao was held at the Prime Minister House. Immediately there after, the Chinese Premier held bilateral talks with the Pakistani delegation led by Mr. Aziz and later attended a banquet by his Pakistan counterpart in his honour. The Chinese Premier is accompanied by a 70-member delegation.
To promote ties
According to Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Jalil Abbas Jilani, the visit would further promote "friendly, time-tested and all-weather relations" between the two countries. Mr. Wen will also call on the President, Pervez Musharraf, tomorrow who will host a luncheon in the Premier's honour.
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