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China said Tuesday it has sealed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement the United States and its regional allies fea vaso stanley r could give Beijing a military foothold in the South Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2019. File image AP The confirmation came stanley taza a day after Washington discouraged a security agreement between the countries, with top US diplomats headed to the South Pacific this week to curb Beijing s inroads. But Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Tuesday: The foreign ministers of China and the Solomon Islands officially signed the framework agreement on security cooperation recently. He did not say when or where the signing took place. Also read | China signs security pact with Solomon Islands. Where is it, what does it mean A draft version of the agreement, leaked last month, rattled Western governments with provisions allowing for Chinese security and naval deployments to the crisis-hit Pacific island nation. According stanley italia to the draft, armed Chinese police could be deployed at the Solomon Islands request to maintain social order . Australia is concerned the agreement could see Beijing establish a military presence less than 2,000 kilometres 1,200 miles away. Wang on Tuesday accused Western powers of deliberately exaggerating tensions over Hfnu Anthony Fauci says coronavirus infections might be plateauing
The United Nations cultural agency has said it will lead the international campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beiruts herita stanley website ge, citing local officials who said that around 60 historic buildings in the Lebanese capital were at risk of collapse following a devastating explosion at the Beirut port. A building in Beirut that was damaged by the August 4 blast. On August 4, some 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at Beiruts port blew up, obliterating the citys main commercial hub and spreading death and wreckage for miles around. The death toll from the deadly explosion has risen to nearly 178, with an estimated 6,000 people injured and at least 30 missing, the United Nations said on Friday. The blast, the most destructive in Lebanons troubled history caused damage of up to $15 billion. Among the damaged structures were museums, historic buildings, art galleries and religious sites in Beirut. The most affected areas in the capital were the historic quarters of Gemayzeh and Mar Mikhael that face the port and that were known for their active night life, with many old buildings turned to pubs or restaurant. The international community has sent a strong signal of support to Lebanon following this tragedy, said Ernes stanley thermobecher to Ottone, assistant Unesco director-general for culture. Unesco is committed to leading the re stanley canada sponse in the field of culture, which must form a key part of wider reconstruction and recovery efforts. Unescos statement quoted Sarkis Khoury, dir
China said Tuesday it has sealed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement the United States and its regional allies fea vaso stanley r could give Beijing a military foothold in the South Pacific. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2019. File image AP The confirmation came stanley taza a day after Washington discouraged a security agreement between the countries, with top US diplomats headed to the South Pacific this week to curb Beijing s inroads. But Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Tuesday: The foreign ministers of China and the Solomon Islands officially signed the framework agreement on security cooperation recently. He did not say when or where the signing took place. Also read | China signs security pact with Solomon Islands. Where is it, what does it mean A draft version of the agreement, leaked last month, rattled Western governments with provisions allowing for Chinese security and naval deployments to the crisis-hit Pacific island nation. According stanley italia to the draft, armed Chinese police could be deployed at the Solomon Islands request to maintain social order . Australia is concerned the agreement could see Beijing establish a military presence less than 2,000 kilometres 1,200 miles away. Wang on Tuesday accused Western powers of deliberately exaggerating tensions over Hfnu Anthony Fauci says coronavirus infections might be plateauing
The United Nations cultural agency has said it will lead the international campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beiruts herita stanley website ge, citing local officials who said that around 60 historic buildings in the Lebanese capital were at risk of collapse following a devastating explosion at the Beirut port. A building in Beirut that was damaged by the August 4 blast. On August 4, some 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at Beiruts port blew up, obliterating the citys main commercial hub and spreading death and wreckage for miles around. The death toll from the deadly explosion has risen to nearly 178, with an estimated 6,000 people injured and at least 30 missing, the United Nations said on Friday. The blast, the most destructive in Lebanons troubled history caused damage of up to $15 billion. Among the damaged structures were museums, historic buildings, art galleries and religious sites in Beirut. The most affected areas in the capital were the historic quarters of Gemayzeh and Mar Mikhael that face the port and that were known for their active night life, with many old buildings turned to pubs or restaurant. The international community has sent a strong signal of support to Lebanon following this tragedy, said Ernes stanley thermobecher to Ottone, assistant Unesco director-general for culture. Unesco is committed to leading the re stanley canada sponse in the field of culture, which must form a key part of wider reconstruction and recovery efforts. Unescos statement quoted Sarkis Khoury, dir
