China pledges to offer necessary help to Cyprus in COVID-19 fight

China will always stand with Cyprus and will offer any necessary help in the country's fight against COVID-19, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.

Wang made the remarks when he met with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides during a stopover in Cyprus ahead of his trip to Africa.

The Chinese diplomat is on a trip to five African countries – Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles – from January 4 to 9.

(Cover: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides in Cyprus, January 4, 2021. /Chinese Foreign Ministry)