Friendship tree planted in Pakistan to mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with China
1 2021-06-25 09:16:24Xinhua
Editor : Cheng Zizhuo
ECNS App Download A ceremony is held to mark the second-stage river closure of Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in Mansehra district, Pakistan, April 30, 2021. (Xinhua/Deng Kaiyin)
A friendship tree was planted in Islamabad at the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs in on Thursday as part of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China.
The tree was jointly planted by Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pakistan condemns attacks at school in Afghanistan
09 May 2021, 03:18 GMT+10
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the attacks at a school in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At least 25 people were killed and 52 wounded after three consecutive explosions rocked outside a school in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police confirmed. The government and the people of Pakistan offer heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Afghanistan and pray for quick recovery of the injured, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations, the statement said, adding that at this moment of grief, Pakistan stands by the Afghan people in their struggle against the scourge of terrorism.
2021-05-08 17:06:06 GMT2021-05-09 01:06:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Xinhua) Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the attacks at a school in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At least 25 people were killed and 52 wounded after three consecutive explosions rocked outside a school in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the capital police confirmed. The government and the people of Pakistan offer heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Afghanistan and pray for quick recovery of the injured, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations, the statement said, adding that at this moment of grief, Pakistan stands by the Afghan people in their struggle against the scourge of terrorism.
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01 May 2021, 23:05 GMT+10
PHNOM PENH A prominent Cambodian academic on Saturday highlighted the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in assisting Myanmar in a positive and constructive manner. It is hoped that the consensus will effectively promote the de-escalation of the Myanmar situation, and ASEAN s taking the initiative in the matter as the most proper and justifiable body would avert intervention by the West, Kin Phea, director-general of the International Relations Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, told Xinhua. - - - - PARIS France, one of the world s top tourist destinations, may have to wait at least two years before tourism and leisure businesses recover from a global standstill triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, Corinne Menegaux, director of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, told Xinhua on Friday.
With hospitals pushed to limit by COVID-19, offer of help from neighbor reaffirmed Multiple funeral pyres of victims of COVID-19 burn in an area converted into a crematorium for mass cremations in New Delhi, India, on Saturday. ALTAF QADRI/ASSOCIATED PRESS
With India reeling from a sustained surge in COVID-19 deaths and infections, China has reaffirmed an offer of help to its neighbor.
The country s predicament－starkly illustrated by a record 2,767 deaths reported on Sunday－has been worsened by a US ban on the export of raw materials for vaccine production in India.
In contrast, China s renewed offer of assistance came on Friday, when Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a news conference: China expresses sincere sympathies to India over the deteriorating situation in the country recently.… China is ready to provide support and help according to India s need, and is in communication with the Indian side on this.