China stands ready to work with Nepal's new government to advance bilateral relations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Lin made the statement at a press conference in response to a media query about Nepal's new government.
"China extends its congratulations on that. As a traditional friend and neighbor, China will, as always, support Nepal in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and in achieving solidarity, stability, development and prosperity. We are willing to make joint efforts with the new government of Nepal to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen practical cooperation and promote the continuous development of the strategic partnership of cooperation featuring everlasting friendship for development and prosperity between the two sides," said Lin.
China ready to work with Nepal to advance bilateral relations: spokesman
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has sent a letter to the UN to protest the U.S. and Israel listing Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi as assassination targets, according to Iranian media reports on Friday.
In the letter, Iravani said the reports that the two have been temporarily removed from the U.S.-Israeli hit list prove that the threat of assassination does exist.
Iravani expressed his hope that UN Security Council members would immediately pay attention to the media reports.
The reports indicate that there is indeed a framework for the assassination of senior Iranian officials, and it has been systematically carried out since the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, he said.
Iravani said that such assassination policies seriously violate international law, and this threat stems from a criminal mentality.
Citing U.S. officials, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Iranian parliament speaker and foreign minister have been temporarily removed from the U.S.-Israeli hit list for four to five days to facilitate U.S.-Iran negotiations.
Iran protests U.S.-Israeli hit list targeting senior Iranian officials
