China ready to help North Korea deal with Covid-19 pandemic

Government China On Thursday, he expressed his willingness to help North Korea Against the coronavirus pandemic After the Asian country declared a “maximum alarm” after the detection of the first explosion.

The Asian giant’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news conference that “China and North Korea are good neighbors. And they have a tradition of taking care of themselves.”

Zhao thanked North Korea for its “strong support” during the worst of the pandemic, saying the Chinese government now “feels identified with the North Korean experience” and “closes the challenges it faces” for nearly two and a half years after it started. pandemic.

“As colleagues, neighbors and friends, China stands ready to support comprehensive aid “In the fight against the coronavirus,” the ministry said in a statement.

On the last day, the North Korean leader said, Kim Jong Un has imposed ‘maximum’ retaliatory measures against Covid-19 A variant of the ommicron coronavirus was discovered in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the KNCA news agency reported.

The North Korean country has taken steps to allow various sectors of the country to change their work plans “in accordance with the operation of the maximum emergency anti-epidemic system”.

The South Korean government, for its part, said it was “possible” to help North Korea fight the pandemic, at least “in theory,” according to the Yonhap news agency.

“I think the president sees humanitarian aid as an exception”He convinced a top official of the country on condition of anonymity and sanctions against Pkheniani.

“This is just a hypothetical response to that possibility,” he said, though the president’s administration said it was not allowed to comment. “You got it wrong.”

South Korea’s new government supports bolstering the country’s ability to counter North Korea’s ballistic and nuclear threat. However, he promised to help if North Korea starts the denuclearization process.