As the year 2020 gradually comes to an end,
Onyebuchi Ezigbo captures some of the key events that shaped this highly eventful and turbulent year, especially in the health sector
The year, 2020 will no doubt go down in world history as one of the most remarkable in recent times. It is a year that challenged every of mankind’s ingenuinety and technological prowers. It is a year that the whole world was literally brought to its kneels by a novel virus named COVID-19, which has remained incurable at least for now.
It took everyone by storm, not even the world powers saw it coming nor were they prepared for it. From Wuhan, the commercial city of China, the virus struck the world from one end to the other, spreading fear, agony and lamentation among families of victims. The reality of the virus and its fearsome impact came to Nigeria on February 26 when a young Italian on a business trip to Abeokuta, in Ogun State, landed with the disease in Lagos.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus 29 December 2020
On December 29, 2020 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic Belarus to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Andrei Metelitsa, met the Special Secretary for Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Aman Rashid.
The Sides exchanged information on the state and prospects for the development of relations between Minsk and Islamabad. In this context, specific ways towards enhancing Belarusian-Pakistani cooperation were discussed.
During the negotiations, a particular attention was paid to the forthcoming significant bilateral events, including high level visits, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, inter-parliamentary meetings, sessions of specialized commissions, working groups on industry, agriculture and pharmaceuticals.
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A group of 29 Romanian citizens was repatriated on Monday from Saudi Arabia, according to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) sent to AGERPRES.
Along with them, there were also brought 83 foreign citizens, who continued their journey to their destination states, the same source stated.
The repatriation was possible as a result of the joint efforts of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure and Interior and was provided with a special flight operated by Tarom, on the route Bucharest - Riyadh - Bucharest.
In order to organize the necessary steps for the return to the country, the representatives of the Romanian Embassy in Riyadh kept in constant contact with the authorities of the state of residence and with the representatives of the other foreign diplomatic missions accredited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.