(Fighting New Crown Pneumonia) Ministry of Foreign Affairs: April 2nd adds temporary flights to the UK to facilitate overseas students' return
China News Service, Beijing, April 1 (Huang Yuqin) Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on April 1 that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively coordinating civil aviation and other departments and will increase temporary flights on April 2 Travel to the UK to facilitate the return of overseas students who are really in difficulty.
A reporter asked a question. On March 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced some considerations of the Chinese government's return of overseas students. What specific measures will follow?
Hua Chunying said that the CPC Central Committee always attaches great importance to and cares for Chinese students studying abroad. Following the multiple outbreaks of the new crown pneumonia epidemic overseas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested all embassies and consulates abroad to act in an all-round manner and do everything possible to pass the care of the party and the government to overseas Chinese students studying abroad.
She introduced that not long ago, the state had specially arranged temporary flights to transfer people from Iran and Italy to the country in an orderly way. Recently, due to the spread and spread of the epidemic, the number of international passenger flights has been greatly reduced, and some Chinese students have encountered some difficulties during the transfer back to China. The Chinese embassies and consulates in Ethiopia, Cambodia and other countries have taken the initiative to act as soon as they are informed. We will urgently promote the presence in the country and coordinate the relevant domestic departments to solve it in a timely manner to help affected overseas students return to China safely.
"Considering the current epidemic situation in the UK and the various difficulties faced by local students, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively coordinating civil aviation and other departments. It will increase temporary flights to the UK on April 2nd to facilitate the return of overseas students with difficulties. Hua Chunying said. (Finish)