Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday said that Pakistan and China were working towards further expansion of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology for electricity generation, according to the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).

A significant aspect of their cooperation has been the harnessing of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes under international safeguards for the production of electricity, Aziz said while inaugurating a seminar marking 55 years of Pakistan-China relations.

"Over the past 55 years, our all-weather and time-tested friendship has become higher than the highest mountains and deeper than the deepest oceans," Aziz was quoted as saying.

The Pakistan-China friendship is designed to promote security and cooperation with their neighbors as well as their global partners, he added.

Aziz underlined the need for both sides to redouble their efforts for the protection and promotion of international peace and security in a multi-polar system confronted with serious challenges such as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, regional conflicts and the energy crisis as well as environmental degradation.
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(Xinhua News Agency May 24, 2006)