SEOUL, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, said that, as a close neighbouring country of China, South Korea stands ready to continue to actively support China, in its effort to fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Moon made such remarks as he accepted the credentials from newly appointed Chinese ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Xing Haiming.
Moon expressed his sympathy to the Chinese people, who are suffering from the epidemic, conveyed condolences to the deceased and wished all patients a speedy recovery.
South Korea and China are close neighbours, and helping one’s neighbour is helping oneself, Moon said.
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese people will be able to overcome the difficulties as soon as possible, and achieve greater development, and exchanges and cooperation in all areas between South Korea and China will become all the more active, he said.
For his part, Xing said, China is willing to work hand in hand with Korea, to continuously enrich the connotation of strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and promote greater development of relations.
China will continue to support the improvement of inter-Korean relations and strive to maintain peace and stability on the peninsula, and contribute to the prosperity and development in the region, Xing said.
Xing stressed that as the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia is now at a critical stage, China has taken the most comprehensive and strict measures, and so far achieved remarkable results. He also thanked the South Korean government and people for their support for China’s efforts to contain the epidemic.– NNN-XINHUA
