BEIJING: China will provide a “batch of vaccines” to Pakistan as “aid” and assured that it will direct Chinese companies to “speed up the export of vaccines to Pakistan”.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying during a briefing on Friday said, The Chinese government has decided to provide a batch of vaccines as aid in order to support our brothers and sisters in Pakistan and will actively coordinate with the relevant Chinese enterprise to speed up export of vaccines to Pakistan.”
The Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi had informed Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the decision made by the Chinese government, the spokesperson shared.
Islamabad and Beijing are “all-weather strategic cooperative partner”. She added that both countries also had a “fine tradition of mutual support and assistance”, said by Hua Chunying.
The spokesperson also reminded the reporters that this year both the countries will be observing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.