Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga in Beijing on Wednesday.
Zhao said China is ready to work with Tonga to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly support each other on issues concerning core interests, advance high-quality mutually beneficial cooperation, deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and promote the sustained, sound and steady development of China-Tonga relations.
China's NPC is ready to enhance multi-level and multi-sector exchanges and interactions with the parliament of Tonga, providing legal safeguards for practical cooperation between the two countries, Zhao added.
Noting the close and solid friendly relations between Tonga and China, King Tupou VI said Tonga firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to deepen pragmatic cooperation with China across various fields, enhance exchanges between legislative bodies, and continuously expand the Tonga-China comprehensive strategic partnership.
King Tupou VI laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
China's top legislator meets Tonga's king
China's top legislator meets Tonga's king
No damage has been found at facilities containing nuclear material in Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday, based on analysis of the latest available satellite imagery.
The imagery indicated no radiological release risk at the time, the IAEA said in a social media post.
Damage can be seen at two buildings near the Isfahan nuclear site, while at the Natanz site, no additional impact was detected after the previously reported damage at its entrances, the agency said. No impacts were detected at other nuclear sites, including Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
"IAEA remains in constant contact with national nuclear safety regulators in the Middle East. So far, no elevation of radiation detected," the IAEA said, adding that the nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates and research reactors in Jordan and Syria continue to operate normally.
In the social media post, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stressed the "paramount importance" of maintaining regional nuclear safety and security during the military conflict.
The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran. On Tuesday, the IAEA said that some recent damage had been confirmed at Iran's Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant.
IAEA sees no radiological release risk in Iran amid ongoing conflict
