Pakistani Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem Monday said state-run television channels of Pakistan and China have been engaged in close technical cooperation, promoting the existing excellent relations between the two countries.

He was speaking at a ceremony where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan Television Corporation and China Central Television was signed.

Pakistan and China will further enhance co-production and exchange of programmes, boost technical facilities and Pakistani participation in Chinese TV festivals, he said.

Tariq Azeem said the agreement would help further development of friendship and understanding between the peoples of the two countries through collaboration between the TV media.

He said exchanges of TV crews would also be organized to produce documentaries on latest developments in both the countries.

The Minister of State said national days of both the countries would be celebrated on the PTV and CCTV which would bring people of the two countries closer to each other. President CCTV Huayong Zhad said Pakistan and China have a 55-year history of mutual trust and cooperation.

He said electronic media was increasing its interaction with each passingday and there was a need to further promote relationship between mainstream media organizations of the two countries. Zhad said the agreement marks the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between two brotherly countries who always stood side by side through thick and thin.

MD PTV Muhammad Ashraf Azeem and President CCTV Huayong Zhad signed the MoU. The members of the Chinese delegation and officials of PTV were also present on the occasion.

The CCTV is the national television network of China which has 15 channels broadcasting more than 150 hours of programmes daily. It has a TV play production centre and two film studios as well as outdoor sets and facilities.

Zhad presented to Tariq Azeem a documentary depicting Chinese culture and traditions.

Source: The Daily Mail