China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan stress need for joint response for final victory Aamir Latif | 28.04.2021
KARACHI, Pakistan
China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan have expressed their opposition to a long-running campaign aimed at “politicizing” the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that tracing the origin of the virus is a matter of “science and a global mission.”
Terming the COVID-19 a “common enemy of humankind,” the six nations called for a joint response and mutual assistance for a “final victory” over it, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday after a Foreign Ministers’ Conference on Joint Response to COVID-19.
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April 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan was in the midst of a “more aggressive third wave” with higher positivity rate and called for greater international solidarity to overcome the aftermath of pandemic.
“The crisis is far from over…. We need the right mix of national actions, regional collaboration, and multilateral cooperation,” he said in his address at the Six-country Foreign Ministers’ Video Conference on COVID-19.
The conference hosted by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China was joined by the Ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The conference focused on joint response to COVID-19, international and regional cooperation on epidemic response and the post-COVID economic recovery.
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India stands for rights of Tamil people within a united Sri Lanka: Jaishankar’s message to Colombo Geeta Mohan
External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar made a strong pitch for Tamil reconciliation during his three-day visit to Colombo. This is his first foreign travel of 2021 which shows the importance New Delhi attaches to this bilateral relationship.
Hours after calling on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, bilateral talks were held between him and Foreign Minister Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena.
Speaking of the longstanding support for the reconciliation process and inclusive political outlook that encourages ethnic harmony , addressing a joint press conference with Dinesh Gunawardena, Jaishankar said, It is in Sri Lanka s own interest that the expectations of the Tamil people for equality, justice, peace and dignity within a united Sri Lanka are fulfilled. That applies equally to the commitments made by the Sri Lankan governme