Pakistan and China sign three MoUs including Karachi Desalination Project

Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed between Pakistan and China for cooperation on three projects, including making seawater usable for Karachi.

The signing ceremony was held in Changsha, the capital of China’s Hunan province. President Asif Ali Zardari attended the event.

Agreements were signed for cooperation in seawater desalination, agricultural technology, and the tea sector.

The first MoU was signed between the Sindh Local Government Department and Locean Environmental Technology Group. Under this agreement, cooperation will take place on a seawater desalination project aimed at increasing water supply to the city of Karachi.

Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon and Yu Hui, Party Branch Secretary and Chairman of Locean Environmental Technology Group, signed the agreement.

The second agreement was signed between the Sindh Local Government Department and Longping High-Tech Information Company for cooperation in agricultural technology. The MoU was signed by Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon and Chen Zhixin, Chairman of the Chinese company.

The third MoU relates to the tea sector.

It was signed between Musk and Femti Trading Company, Hunan Tea Group, and Jialong International Technology (Hainan).

On behalf of Pakistan, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla signed the MoU.

Zhou Chongwang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Hunan Tea Group, and Hao Jialong, Chairman of Hainan Jialong International Trade Technology, signed on behalf of the Chinese side.

The purpose of the agreement is to promote cooperation across various sectors of industry, support the development of the tea industry, and strengthen economic, trade, and people-to-people ties.