IV. Important Agreements and Documents

1. Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between the Government of thePeople's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland signed by China'sMinister of Culture, Mr. Zhu Muzhi and Ireland's Minister for ForeignAffairs, Mr. Peter Barry during Mr. Zhu's visit to Ireland in May 1985.

2. Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation officially signed by the two countries during the visit to Ireland by China's Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation , Mr. Zheng Tuobin in May 1986.

3. Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland Relating to Civil Air Transport signed by China's Vice Minister of General Administration of Civil Aviation, Mr. Shen Yuankang and Ireland's Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Tom Kitt during the visit to China by the Irish Prime Minister, Mr. Bertie Ahern in September 1998.

4. Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income officially signed by China's Ambassador to Ireland, Zhang Xiaokang and Ireland's Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Tom Kitt during the visit to Ireland by Vice Premier Li Lanqing in April 2000.

5. Agreement on Scientific ane Technological Cooperation between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland signed by China's Minister for Science and Ireland's Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment Mary Harney during Harney's visit to China in September 2000.

6. The Agreement on Education Cooperation between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland initiated by China's Amassador to Ireland and Ireland's Secretary General of the Department of Education and Science in Dublin in Octobor 2000.