"China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Vientiane, Laos on February 19-21 to attend a joint meeting of China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the situation with the coronavirus," RIA Novosti quotes Geng Shuang.
He noted that since the outbreak of COVID-2019, China and ASEAN countries have maintained close contact and interaction.
“The fact that the parties in such a short time decided to hold a special meeting of foreign ministers demonstrates our determination to overcome difficulties by joint efforts,” the representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry added.
According to recent data, in China, 1,770 people died from the effects of infection with a new type of coronavirus.