The leaders of Armenia, Libya and Afghanistan have recently
expressed sympathy to Chinese leaders over the losses caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),the Foreign Ministry said
on Thursday.
In
a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, Armenian President Robert
Kocharyan expressed his deep sympathy over the human and material
losses caused by SARS.
The secretary general of the General People's Committee of Libya,
Mubarak Al-Shamekh, in his message to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao,
said Libya has been following closely China's efforts to fight SARS
and that his country is willing to do all it could to help.
In
a letter to Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong, Afghan Vice
President Namatullah Sharani also offered his deep sympathy to the
Chinese people.
(Xinhua News Agency May 23, 2003)