SIGNING OF MOUs BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA
(1) Memorandum of
Understanding on Cooperation between the Ministry of Law and Justice
of the Government of the Republic of India and the Supreme People's
Prosecution Service of the People's Republic of China.
(Signatories: Shri Yashwant
Sinha, External Affairs Minister and Mr. Jia Chunwang,Procurator
General on the Chinese side)
The MoU envisages
facilitating closer cooperation in the judicial field between
India and China, through the exchange of information, experience
in legal matters, including drafting of laws and Implementation
of legal provisions, exchange of experience and best practices,
mutual support for training public procurators and auxiliary judicial
personnel, and cooperation in other legal and judicial matters
of interest to both countries. The MoU also provides for setting
up of expert working groups, facilitation of direct contacts,
conduct of joint seminars and exchange of experts to meet the
objective of cooperation in the judicial field. Seminars and conferences
on issues of mutual interest will also be organized.
(2) Executive
Programme on Educational Cooperation and Exchange between the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of the Republic
of India and Ministry of Education, the People's Republic of China.
(Signatories: Shri
Yashwant Sinha, External Affairs Minister and Mr. Zhou Ji, Minister
for Education of the PRC on the Chinese side)
Under this executive
programme, both sides aim to consolidate and strengthen mutual
cooperation in the field of education through sharing of experiences
between the educational administrators and through the study of
education systems and innovative education programmes in each
country. The two sides agree to exchange views and conduct discussion
on mutual recognition of academic degrees. They will also cooperate
in such areas as the development of curricula for primary and
secondary school education, exchange of teaching materials, teaching
methodologies as well as the feasibility of conducting joint research
in various modes of pre-research and in-service teachers' training
and will examine the possibility of jointly establishing a Demonstration
Centre for Teacher Training. They will also take measures to encourage
higher education institutions from their respective countries
to establish direct exchange and cooperation through exchange
of lecturers, scholars, books, research materials and audio-visual
aids, holding of joint seminars/ symposia etc. They have noted
the importance of student exchange programmes in various areas
including IT and have provided for 25 post-graduate scholarships
to be offered annually by both countries. They have also agreed
to exchange two language teachers in Hindi and Chinese respectively.
This programme will be valid from June 2003 to 2006 and will be
extended for another three years if both sides so agree.
(3) Protocol of
Phytosanitary Requirements for Exporting Mangoes from India to
China between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India
and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China.
(Signatories: Shri
Yashwant Sinha, External Affairs Minister and Mr. Li Changjiang,
Head of AQSIQ on the Chinese side)
Under the India-China
bilateral WTO accession agreement of February 2000, both sides
agreed to sign a Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) protocol to
facilitate exports of Indian fresh fruits and vegetables to China.
An umbrella MoU on the application of Phyto-Sanitary Measures
was signed during the visit of Premier Zhu Rongji in January 2002.
India proposed 17 categories of fruit and vegetables (including
mangoes, guavas, grapes, papayas, melons, gherkins, cucumbers,
beans, aubergines, capsicums, gourds etc) for coverage under this
MoU. The Chinese side decided to deal with each item separately.
The first item taken up for consideration under this procedure
was the mango. After completion of a Pest Risk Analysis and detailed
negotiations, agreement has now been reached on procedures relating
to inspection, certification, packaging and labelling of all consignments
of mangoes to be exported to China from India. Now that we have
a basic understanding of the relevant procedures, it is hoped
that agreement on similar protocols for all the other identified
fruits and vegetables can be concluded expeditiously.
(4) Memorandum
of Understanding on Simplifying Visa Procedures between the Government
of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic
of China.
(Signatories: Shri
Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary, on the Indian side, and Mr. Wang
Yi, Vice Foreign Minister of the PRC on the Chinese side)
This MoU lays down
mutually agreed procedures for the issue of visas in various categories
(business, employment, tourism, students, conferences and other
short-term academic and cultural exchanges etc.) for private passport
holders and on the Chinese side, also for holders of "ordinary
passports for public affairs" who are mainly employees of state
owned enterprises. This MoU provides clarity on the kind of documentation
required for various visas and on the duration and validity of
visas issued for different purposes. This will help streamline
the process of obtaining visas for businessmen, tourists, students,
academics and other experts travelling to each other's countries
and will serve to promote people-to-people interaction.
(5) Memorandum
of Understanding for Enhanced Cooperation in the field of Renewable
Energy between the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources,
Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Water
Resources, Government of People's Republic of China.
(Signatories: Shri
Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary, on the Indian side, and Mr. Wang
Yi, Vice Foreign Minister of the PRC on the Chinese side)
This MoU seeks to
establish cooperation in the field of small hydropower, wind power
and other areas of renewable energy through joint research and
development activities, exchange of technical expertise and information
networking. The ultimate objective is to commercialise the result
of such cooperation, create business opportunities and facilitate
sustainable market development in an environmentally responsible
manner. Areas of cooperation will be defined by mutual consent
in accordance with the interest of experience of the scientific,
technological and industrial institutions and personnel of the
two countries and the facilities available. The MoU provides for
exchange of scientific and technological problems, formulation
and implementation of joint research and development and demonstration
projects on application of renewable energy technologies for augmenting
energy availability in a cost-effective manner, training of personnel
and setting up of technical demonstration projects in areas of
renewable energy.
(6) Memorandum
of Understanding for Cooperation in the field of Ocean Science
and Technology between Department of Ocean Development, Government
of the Republic of India and State Oceanic Administration, People's
Republic of China.
(Signatories: Shri
Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary, on the Indian side, and Mr. Wang
Yi, Vice Foreign Minister of the PRC on the Chinese side)
This MoU aims at
promoting development and cooperation in areas such as integrated
coastal zone management, sea-based resources exploration and exploitation
technology, polar science, ocean energy, gas hydrate exploration
and exploitation technology, marine resources assessment, seaweed
production and processing, satellite oceanography and other fields
of marine science of mutual interest to both sides. Such cooperation
would be developed through the exchange of scientists, research
workers, specialists and scholars; exchange of marine data and
information; organization of bilateral symposium, training courses
and seminars; joint identification of marine problems, projects
and planning and their formulation and implementation; exchange
of experience and know-how gained through development and activities
in marine science and technology; mutual supply of equipment;
utilization of facilities for R&D and other such mutually
agreed means of cooperation.
(7) Memorandum
of Understanding between the Department of Science and Technology
of the Republic of India and the National Science Foundation of
China.
(Signatories: Shri
Shivshankar Menon, Ambassador of India and Mr. Wang Yi, Vice Foreign
Minister on the Chinese side)
This MoU provides
for maintenance and development of cooperative research activities
in the field of natural sciences within the framework of the Agreement
on Cooperation in Science and Technology between the Government
of India and the Government of the People's Republic of China
signed on 22 December 1988 in Beijing. The objective will be to
ensure that the cooperation will bring real benefits to the development
of science and technology in both countries. Collaborative activities
will be undertaken in the fields of natural sciences with emphasis
on Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Chemical Sciences
and Biological Sciences. It recognizes that as a first step, a
practical means of initiating collaboration between scientists
of the two countries is provided by holding meetings of equal
numbers of researchers (to be known as N+N meetings) from each
side alternatively in India and China. Other forms of collaboration,
including individual outgoing and incoming visits by leading scientists
and joint research in areas on subjects identified as a priority
by scientists of both sides will be based on the relationship
built by N+N meetings, or on other established relationships.
Priority areas for cooperation will be identified as also a framework
of cooperation for each selected area (key institutions, key persons,
forms of cooperation, financing etc.). The MoU also provides for
periodic reviews of on-going programmes and for the exchange of
information.
(8) Memorandum
of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India
and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Reciprocal
Establishment of Cultural Centres in their Capitals.
(Signatories: Shri
Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary on the Indian side and Mme Meng
Xiaosi, Vice Minister of Culture on the Chinese side)
This MoU reflects
the agreements reached in principle by both sides to establish
independent cultural centres in each other's capital cities. Relevant
details such as location, staffing patterns, broad consensus on
activities to be undertaken by the centres and so on will be worked
out through mutual negotiations in the near future.
(9) Executive
Programme of Cultural Exchanges between the Government of the
Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic
of China for the years 2003-2005.
(Signatories: Shri
Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary on the Indian side and Mme Meng
Xiaosi, Vice Minister of Culture on the Chinese side)
The Executive Programme
of Cultural Exchanges (CEP) provides for exchange of cultural
troupes, art exhibitions, and cultural festivals, cooperation
in the fields of archaeology and library science, cooperation
between the National Museum, national Gallery of Modern Art, National
Library, Sangeet Natak Academy and their respective Chinese counterparts
etc. It also provides for interaction in the fields of youth affairs
and sports, social sciences and mass media, including exchange
of radio and TV programmes and training of personnel in radio,
TV and films. This is a programme valid for the period June 2003-2005.
There is, however, a provision which states that after June 2005,
this agreement will remain operative till such time as a new CEP
is negotiated and formalized.