The Pakistan-India Joint Commission which met here discussed and identified avenues of mutually beneficial cooperation in agriculture, education, environment, health, information, IT & Telecom, Science and Technology and tourism.
Areas for cooperation were identified by Technical Level Working Groups (TLWG) of the commission.
The working group on Agriculture identified certain areas for collaboration including exchange of experts and training of scientists in the areas of crop improvement through the use of biotechnology.
It also discussed cooperation in seed sector, quarantine related matters, livestock and dairy development sector, high efficiency irrigation system and rain water harvesting.
The two sides explored avenues for furthering cooperation in the fields of school and higher education, non-formal education and adult literacy.
The working group on Environment discussed various issues relating to environment and agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of climate change, renewable energy, environmental protection, energy conservation and Clean Development Mechanism, Bio diversity and sustainable forest conservation, solid waste management.
They also agreed to enhance cooperation in polio eradication and increasing immunization coverage, cooperation in women and child health.
On Issues of Information and Broadcasting, the two sides discussed exchange of journalists and information professionals, organising film festivals in each other
