By Xinhua,
Islamabad : President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to review and report progress on economic and trade ties with China, state media reported on Saturday.
The committee headed by Zardari will meet monthly to assess the progress made to materialize the agreements inked during his visit to China, the official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said.
Zardari paid a four-day state visit to China from Oct. 14 to 17,during which the two countries signed 12 deals ranging from trade and minerals to agriculture and satellites.
“The president pointed that the deep diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China were not commensurate with their trade and economic relations and needs to be updated,” the APP added.