Beijing: China, Russia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia have agreed to jointly build an anti-pandemic fortress, a Health Silk Road and a community of health for all, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
The decision was made after he exchanged views with foreign ministers of Russia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia on deepening anti-pandemic cooperation to defeat the COVID-19, Wang, who attended the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries in Moscow and visited the four countries on September 10-16, told Xinhua in an interview.
Anti-pandemic cooperation
China and the four countries have supported each other through thick and thin and conducted effective anti-pandemic cooperation since the epidemic broke out, Wang said, adding in a bid to further deepen the anti-pandemic cooperation, the foreign ministers of the countries have agreed to take measures in four areas.
Firstly, China and the four countries will firmly support the World Health Organization in playing a coordinatiing role and oppose any attempt to politicize the pandemic and attach a geographical label to the virus. Secondly, they will consolidate and expand anti-pandemic achievements. Thirdly, they will actively promote the cooperation in the development, production and purchase of vaccine. And the last, the four countries will make a concerted effort on Chinese traditional medicine cooperation, Wang said. In the interview, Wang also said the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting has pushed forward international cooperation against the COVID-19 pandemic and pledged support for multilateralism. The key mission of this foreign ministers’ meeting was to make political preparations for the SCO virtual summit scheduled in November, he said.
The ministers look forward to taking the summit as a chance to more effectively deal with global challenges, defuse security risks, share development opportunities, while setting the SCO as a model for multilateralism and new-type international relations as it approaches the third decade of establishment, Wang added.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News Exchange Item
