2021-04-28 12:06:03 GMT2021-04-28 20:06:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh held a meeting on coping with COVID-19 on Tuesday via video link.
During the meeting, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi brought forward several proposals on such issues as consolidating consensus on cooperating in the fight against COVID-19, promoting vaccine cooperation, and boosting post-pandemic economic recovery, which were supported by the other foreign ministers. A joint statement on cooperation in fighting the epidemic was also issued after the meeting.
The international community has spoken highly of the proposals, and lauded China for its contributions to the global and regional battle against the pandemic.