China is ready to provide assistance to Afghanistan as needed following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that shook the northern part of the nation and left at least 24 dead, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said today. The spokesperson, Mao Ning, stated at a daily press conference that China is closely following the disaster in Afghanistan and deeply regrets the lives lost in the earthquake. "Our thoughts are with the victims and the injured," she stated. Finally, Mao said, "We trust that under the leadership of the Afghan government, the Afghan people will recover and rebuild their country after the disaster." China is ready to provide assistance to Afghanistan as needed, the spokesperson declared.
