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Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar says Pakistan and China will establish two new joint working groups under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for agriculture and science and technology.  

In a tweet, he said Memoranda of Understanding to this effect will be signed in Beijing tomorrow.

MOU's being signed tomorrow in Beijing for establishment of 2 new joint working groups under CPEC, for agriculture and science & technology. This is part of the broadening of CPEC from the first phase which was mainly infrastructure to a much broader economic partnership

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) March 16, 2020

The Minister said this is part of the broadening of CPEC from the first phase, which was mainly infrastructure to a much broader economic partnership.

Asad Umar said the governments of Pakistan and China believe that CPEC has entered a new phase of expansion with increasing cooperation in different projects.