BEIJING – China on Monday highly commended the National Assembly ofPakistan for expressing support and appreciating its efforts to battle andcontrol pneumonia outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.
“China highly commends Pakistan for passing the relevant resolution,”ChineseForeign Ministry’s Spokesperson Geng Shuang said during his online briefingwhilecommenting on a resolution passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan lastweek,supporting the Chinese government in the battle against new coronavirusoutbreak.
The resolution also appreciated China’s effective measures under theleadershipof President Xi Jinping to deal with the prevailing situation.
He said that China and Pakistan were close neighbors with a fine traditionof helpingeach other and added the relevant resolution once again fully demonstratedhow theChinese and Pakistani people had shared weal and woe, and once again provedthatChina and Pakistan were a community with a shared future.
Geng Shuang remarked that both China and Pakistan stood together in times ofdifficulty and offer mutual assistance to each other, adding “We are deeplygratefulfor Pakistan’s trust and confidence.”
He said that the Chinese side was ready to strengthen cooperation with theinternational community including Pakistan to jointly tackle the epidemicand promote global publichealth.
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“We also stand ready to strengthen communication and coordination withPakistanin a highly responsible manner to safeguard the health and safety of thePakistanisin China,” he said.
According to latest data, over 70,600 confirmed cases were reported inChina.As many as 1,772 people have died in China while three abroad. Since theoutbreakof the epidemic, 10,844 patients have recovered and were discharged fromhospitals.
A pneumonia outbreak was first reported in the city of Wuhan, centralChina’sHubei Province, in December last year. Experts have attributed the outbreakto anovel coronavirus that has since spread across China and abroad.
