The China-Uzbekistan mutual visa exemption agreement, which came into effect on Sunday, has greatly facilitated business and tourism between the two countries, said Uzbek travelers in China.
At 07:00 Sunday, flight CZ6030 from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, landed at the Urumqi Tianshan International Airport, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It became the first Uzbek flight to enjoy visa-free direct entry after the agreement came into effect.
Uzbek passengers on the plane said the agreement has greatly facilitated their trip.
"I had paid attention to the visa-free policy before and booked this flight specifically. I can enjoy the policy as soon as the plane lands. It is very convenient to go through customs. I came to Xinjiang for tourism this time," said Ozumlod, a Uzbek tourist.
"This is my first time in China. The China-Uzbekistan mutual visa exemption agreement has come into effect. That's why we (our business group) are here in Urumqi," said Akmali, another Uzbek tourist.
Urumqi Tianshan International Airport currently runs three air routes to and from Tashkent, Fergana and Samarkand in Uzbekistan, with approximately 18 passenger flights per week.
Mutual visa exemption facilitates business, tourism between Uzbekistan, China: Uzbek travelers
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
