CPFW: (China-Pakistan Forestry Working Group identify priority areas for bilateral cooperation)

Islamabad: The first meeting of China-Pakistan Forestry Working Group was held in Beijing to identify priority areas for cooperation in forestry between the two countries.

The meeting was attended by officials of China’s National Forestry and Grassland Bureau International Cooperation Department and Pakistan’s Climate Change Department.

The two sides discussed prospects for cooperation in wetland restoration, desertification control, wildlife protection and other relevant issues.

The meeting was part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries in November last year which called for identifying priority areas for cooperation in forestry.