Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Xu Feihong and Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul signed an agreement on bilateral economic and technical cooperation on Saturday.

The deal is a part of the grant assistance of China to the people of Afghanistan, said a press release by the Afghan Foreign Ministry.

The latest grant will be spent on the implementation of projects based on consultations between the two countries, it said.

The main projects include the reconstruction and equipping of the Jamhooryat Hospital in Kabul, the reconstruction of the Parwan Irrigation Canal, construction of the Conference Hall within the Arg premises (Afghan Presidential Palace), the reconstruction of the Ministry of Education's Center for National Science and Technology, the reconstruction of the Ministry of Higher Education 's guest house, the construction of the department of the Chinese Language in Kabul University and the provision of 100 ambulances to the Ministry of Public Health.

Since 2001, the People's Republic of China has provided a total amount of 200 million U.S. dollars to the reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, the foreign ministry said.