Synopses of the 13 pacts signed between India, China

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Synopses of the 13 pacts signed between India, China
By Indo Asian News Service, Nov 21, 2006 - 11:46:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Following are the synopses of agreements, protocols and memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed Tuesday between India and China during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to New Delhi:

1. Protocol between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Establishment of Consulates-General at Guangzhou and Kolkata.

(Signatories: India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Li Zhaoxing)

This Protocol provides for an Indian Consulate-General in Guangzhou, with its consular district covering the seven Chinese Provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Hainan, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guangxi Zhuang AutonoMoUs Region.

The Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata will have its consular district covering the five States of West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. This Protocol will help sustain, facilitate and promote greater engagement between India and China.

2. Protocol on Cooperation between the external affairs ministries of India and China.

(Signatories: Mukherjee and Li)

This Protocol institutionalises the bilateral dialogue and consultation mechanisms between the two Foreign Offices and provides for the establishment of a hotline between the two Foreign Ministers. The Protocol is expected to intensify dialogues, interaction and cooperation on issues of mutual interest between the two foreign offices.

3. Agreement on the issue of property of the India's consulate general India in Shanghai.

(Signatories: Mukherjee and Li)

Under this agreement, the Chinese side shall provide the Indian side with a plot of land measuring an area of 5,000 square meters, free of charge for the construction of the premises of the Consulate General of India, Shanghai. The plot of land is provided to Indian side in lieu of the old Indian Consulate property in Shanghai. The signing of the agreement will bring to a close an issue, which has remained outstanding for over 40 years now.

4. Agreement for the promotion and protection of investments.

(Signatories: India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and his Chinese counterpart Bo Xilai)

The agreement provides for a framework for bilateral investment flows between the two countries, thereby creating favourable conditions for investors of one country to make investments in the other. This will send a positive signal to prospective Indian and Chinese investors and contribute to strengthening of the economic engagement between the two countries.

5. Agreement of cooperation on inspection of iron ore between the Export Inspection Council of India and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ).

(Signatories: Kamal Nath and Li Changjiang, administrator of AQSIQ)

The agreement establishes a mechanism to inspect trade in iron ore between China and India. The Export Inspection Council of India and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China shall respectively recognise and designate inspection agencies in India and China. This agreement is expected to give a further boost to bilateral trade in iron ore -- the single largest export item from India to China.

6. The Protocol between the India's agriculture ministry and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China on phyto-sanitary requirements for exporting rice from India to China.

(Signatories: India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Li)

This Protocol, which provides the phyto-sanitary requirements regarding the entry into China of Basmati rice produced in India, will facilitate the export of Indian rice to China. Accordingly, Basmati rice that is exported to China shall comply with the Chinese plant quarantine laws and regulations and also adhere to the relevant measures under the WTO.

7. MoU between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) for Cooperation in Agricultural Research

(Signatories: India's Agriculture Secretary Mangala Rai and Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi)

Under this MoU, the ICAR and CAAS agree to promote cooperation in the exchange of scientific personnel; germplasm and breeding material; scientific literature, information and methodology; equipment, etc. The signing of this MoU will facilitate cooperation in areas that are crucial to the well-being of a large part of their respective populations.

8. Exchange Programme between India's human resource development ministry and China's ministry of education on Cooperation in the Field of Education.

(Signatories: India's Human Resource Development Secretary R.P. Agarwal and China's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Cui Tiankai)

Through this agreement, the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India and the Ministry of Education of the Government of China seek to encourage the development of contacts and cooperation between the educational institutions of the two countries. As two developing countries with large human resources potential, cooperation in the area of education will contribute to the further broad basing of the bilateral relationship.

9. MoU between Forward Markets Commission, India, and China's Security Regulatory Commission Regarding Commodity Futures Regulatory Cooperation.

(Signatories: S. Sundareshan, chairman of Forward Markets Commission of India, and Sun)

The purpose of this MoU is to promote investor protection and integrity of the commodity futures markets by providing a framework for cooperation, including channels of communication, increasing mutual understanding and exchange of regulatory and technical information.

10. MoU on cooperation between the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

(Signatories: P.L. Sanjeeva Reddy, director general of IIPA, and Cui)

The MoU provides for cooperation between the IIPA and the CPS on issues of common interest such as rural development, agriculture, poverty alleviation, public administration, public policy, role of government in a market economy and role of Planning Commissions. The signing of the MoU reflects the desire of the public administration institutions of the two sides to better understand each other's systems of governance and promote cooperation and exchange of experience.

[Note: The CPS is a school for developing mid and high level Party and government officials under the direct leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.]

11. The agreement on forestry cooperation between India's ministry of environment and forests and the State Forestry Administration of China.

(Signatories: Gopal Krishna Prasad, director general of forests and special secretary in the ministry of environment and forests, and Cui)

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