China will prioritise the fulfilment of Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 needs, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said\u00a0Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese foreign minister, in a telephonic conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that China will donate more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan by March 31 to help the country fight coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wang Yi\u00a0said that over a 100 countries had approached China to get the vaccine but they would prioritise the fulfilment of Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The telephonic conversation encompassed the pandemic situation as well as the bilateral and other matters of mutual interests, a foreign ministry press release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qureshi told Wang Yi that the government had formulated a comprehensive strategy to vaccinate the citizens against COVID-19 for which the country would require further doses of the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, the Chinese FM assured to provide more vaccine doses by end of the current month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qureshi thanked the Chinese counterpart for the goodwill gesture. He said the Chinese assistance to the world particularly Pakistan during the challenging situation the pandemic was exemplary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart that Pakistan\u2019s government was taking all precautionary measures, including the smart lockdown as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also thanked the Chinese leadership for expressing good wishes, through a letter, for Prime Minister Imran Khan who had tested positive on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both the leaders had a detailed discussion on bilateral ties and multiple cooperation besides agreeing to keeping up the high-level contacts between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
China will prioritise the fulfilment of Pakistan\u2019s COVID-19 needs, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said\u00a0Tuesday. The Chinese foreign minister, in a telephonic conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that China will donate more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan […]<\/p>\n
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