BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged anti-epidemic cooperation in separate phone calls Wednesday with his Iranian, Pakistani and Mexican counterparts. 

Speaking with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Wang said that as comprehensive strategic partners with mutual understanding and support, China and Iran have helped each other through thick and thin in the fight against COVID-19 and have jointly written a chapter of cooperation.

China and Iran have helped each other through thick and thin in the fight against COVID-19 and have jointly written a chapter of cooperation, Wang Yi said

China stands ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran and will continue to provide as much assistance as its capacity allows to the country, Wang said.

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Bilateral cooperation will be deepened and the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership will grow deeper in the fight against the pandemic, Wang said.

For his part, Zarif said since the onset of the outbreak, China has selflessly helped Iran, for which the Iranian people are deeply grateful.

All possible support

In a separate phone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Wang said that China will continue to provide all possible support to Pakistan in accordance with its needs to help it overcome the COVID-19 epidemic at an early date.

China will continue to provide all possible support to Pakistan in accordance with its needs to help it overcome the COVID-19 epidemic at an early date, Wang said

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At present, the Chinese people are concerned about the development of the COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan. All sectors of the Chinese society have acted spontaneously to make donations and offer as much help as they can to the brotherly and sisterly people in Pakistan, he said.

The Chinese government has provided multiple batches of material assistance, dispatched medical experts to Pakistan, and convened video conferences to share China's experience in the prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19, Wang said.

Qureshi expressed his appreciation for the valuable support China has offered to Pakistan, which he said has played an important role in the country's fight against the virus.

The Pakistani side is willing to continue to cooperate closely with China and constantly deepen their all-weather strategic partnership of cooperation during the fight against the pandemic, Qureshi said.   

Strengthening bilateral ties

Speaking to his Mexican counterpart, Marcelo Ebrard, Wang said that China and Mexico are set to strengthen bilateral ties in their joint battle against COVID-19.

Wang said that China and Mexico are set to strengthen bilateral ties in their joint battle against COVID-19

Wang noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had reached an important consensus in a recent telephone conversation on deepening cooperation against COVID-19.

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Wang said that China understands Mexico's urgent needs and is willing to offer support to Mexico within its capacity, including helping it purchase urgently needed supplies from China, exchanging experience with Mexican medical experts, setting up express channels to facilitate cargo charter flights, and safeguarding the China-Mexico air bridge, he added.

For his part, Ebrard thanked China for its assistance to Mexico in its anti-epidemic fight and said he hoped that China could continue to support Mexico in the purchase and transportation of supplies, equipment and medicines, as the virus continues to spread in the country.