BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held a phone conversation with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly at the latter’s request. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that both China and Canada are countries with important influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries have neither historical rows …
BEIJING: China and the United States held climate talks via a video conference on Friday. It was co-chaired by China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, according to China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The working group was initiated to implement the consensus reached between the two heads of state …
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib jointly inaugurated the new Belgian embassy in Beijing on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by visiting Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended his congratulations on behalf of the Chinese …
BEIJING: China’s National Immigration Administration on Thursday announced new measures to facilitate foreigners coming to China for business, study and tourism, including the relaxation of visa application conditions. Foreigners who are in urgent need of doing business, exchanges, investment and other non-diplomatic and non-official activities, but are unable to obtain a visa overseas in time, can apply for a port …
NEW YORK: Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Wednesday stressed that countries should not misinterpret and abuse the relevant provisions of the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to create new tensions in the waters of the Red Sea. Zhang made the remarks while making an explanatory statement after abstaining from voting on a council’s resolution on recent Houthi …
BEIJING: As two responsible major countries, China and Russia should strengthen strategic communication, build more strategic consensuses and carry out more strategic cooperation on the future of mankind and the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang made the remarks in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during which they exchanged New Year greetings. …
KUWAIT: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar visited Kuwait on Monday to offer condolences over the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. During his meeting with new Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the premier offered condolences on behalf of himself, the leadership, the government and the people of Pakistan. He said the Pakistani nation stood united with “our Kuwaiti …
BEIJING: Backing the UN resolutions on the disputed Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) region, China on Tuesday called for peaceful resolution of the issue. “The Kashmir issue is an issue left over from history between India and Pakistan,” said Mao Ning, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman. “It should be resolved peacefully based on the UN Charter, Security Council resolution …
HANOI: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hanoi on his first trip as China’s leader to Vietnam in six years, the two countries signed 37 cooperation deals in what can be seen as a triumph of Vietnam’s “Bamboo diplomacy” as both China and the United States vie for influence. After China’s push, Vietnam agreed to “support the initiative of building of …
ISLAMABAD: In a sharp rebuke to the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2019 revocation of occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani strongly condemned the ruling, declaring it a product of a “pliant judiciary” and asserting that it holds no legal significance. Pakistan’s response underscored the country’s longstanding stance on the Kashmir dispute. In the press conference …