Bao Xuhui, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, has handed over earthquake relief donations to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) on behalf of the embassy, Chinese institutions and the Overseas Chinese Association.
The hand over took place during Bao's meeting on Tuesday with Muhammad Alam Alamyar, general-director of administration of ANDMA.
The devastating earthquake that struck Kunar and other Afghan provinces late Sunday night has caused significant casualties and damage to local structures. At the meeting, Bao said the disaster's impact has deeply saddened the hearts of the Chinese people.
The Chinese embassy, Chinese institutions, and the Overseas Chinese Association in Afghanistan quickly raised the funds and relief supplies, hoping to help the people in the affected areas overcome their difficulties, he said.
Alamyar thanked China for the kind gesture and offered a briefing on Afghanistan's earthquake disaster and relief efforts. He stressed that Afghanistan cherishes the friendship of the Chinese people towards the Afghan people and will properly utilize the donations and relief supplies, dedicating them entirely to disaster relief and reconstruction.
China donates relief funds to Afghanistan for earthquake response
China donates relief funds to Afghanistan for earthquake response
China and Canada should work together to promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said in Beijing on Friday.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending the Canada-China Trade and Investment Banquet together with the visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Speaking at the event, He said that under the strategic guidance of the important consensus reached by their leaders, China and Canada should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, win-win cooperation, and mutual success, and jointly promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.
China is steadfastly expanding high-standard opening up, continuously developing new quality productive forces, and is willing to work with countries around the world, including Canada, to create new prospects for cooperation, said He.
Carney noted at the banquet that China is Canada's second-largest trading partner and said Canada looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges with China, making full use of dialogue mechanisms in areas such as the economy and trade, and deepening cooperation in trade, agriculture, energy and other fields.
Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to begin a four-day official visit to China, marking the first trip to the country by a Canadian prime minister in eight years.
China, Canada should work together for stable, healthy, sustainable economic ties: Vice Premier
