Pope Francis boards a plane upon concluding his visit to Iraq at Baghdad airport, Iraq, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Pope Francis wraps up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace.
The pontiff and his traveling delegation are seen off with a farewell ceremony at the Baghdad airport, from where he leaves for Rome following a four-day papal visit that has covered five provinces across Iraq.
As the pope’s plane takes off, Iraqi President Barham Salih is at hand on the tarmac, waving goodbye.
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From:ChinaDaily | 2021-03-04 07:12
Strategy will consolidate nation s key role in global market, say experts
China is seeking a new position in the global economy, aiming to simultaneously become a world market and a world factory , which will consolidate its key role in the global market, with deeper integration into global society, according to top-level policy advisers.
That is a blueprint not only for guiding this year s economic work, but also setting a basic principle for China s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), indicating policymakers determination to further open the domestic market.
Legislators and political advisers will gather in Beijing this week to discuss the key issues of China s development at the annual sessions of the National People s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference.