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China to help Pakistan build two new nuclear power plants
Pakistan said on Saturday that China will help it build two more nuclear power plants in the country.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:53 October 18, 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Saturday that China will help it build two more nuclear power plants in the country.
The agreement with China was among 12 accords signed during Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's recent visit to Beijing, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Pakistan has called on the United States for equal treatment with India on nuclear power.
US officials, including Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks on the nuclear issue.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi said China has spoken against the "discriminatory nature of that understanding" between Washington and New Delhi.
Qureshi did not say when the nuclear power plants would be built or what assistance China would provide.
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