BOGOTA: A new shipment of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrived at El Dorado Airport, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on social media.
The doses will reinforce Colombia’s National Vaccination Plan as the country strives to reach the goal of immunizing more than 70% of Colombians against the virus, the president tweeted.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that China will continue to promote international cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and develop friendly ties with all nations.
Wang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature.
Summarizing China’s diplomatic efforts last year, he said the most outstanding endeavor was head-of-state diplomacy and the most resolute effort was the country’s determination to defend its national interests.
“Through creative means of ‘cloud diplomacy,’ President Xi Jinping explored cooperation opportunities with other world leaders, demonstrating the global vision of the leader of a major country and giving both direction and momentum to the international fight against COVID-19,” Wang said.
In 2020, Xi had 87 virtual meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders and heads of international organizations and attended 22 bilateral or multilateral events in the form of “cloud diplomacy,” calling for solidarity and cooperation to tackle the crisis, Wang said in an earlier interview with CGTN.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News exchange item
