On March 21, local time, the Niger Air Force transport plane carrying the Chinese government's aid for the new crown vaccine landed smoothly at the Niamey Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital of Nigeria.

Niger's President Issouf, Prime Minister Rafini, Acting Minister of Public Health Boto and many other government ministers, diplomatic agencies and representatives of international organizations in Niger went to the airport to greet them.

Chinese Ambassador to Niger Zhang Lijun and the staff of the embassy also went to pick up the plane.

  In an interview with the media, Niger’s President Issouf said that on behalf of the Niger government and people, he sincerely thanked the Chinese government and people for their selfless assistance.

Previously, the Nigerian government had proposed vaccine needs to many countries and international partners, and China was the first country in the world to respond and provide vaccines to Nigeria. This is another example of the close, efficient and dynamic cooperation between Nepal and China.

Yi Sufu emphasized that providing vaccines to developing countries is conducive to shortening the current "gap" of immunity in various countries. He hopes that more countries can obtain vaccines like Nepal and work together to overcome the epidemic.

Nigeria will start the vaccination campaign as soon as possible, and give priority to the high-risk and vulnerable groups in Nigeria.

  Nepal’s Acting Minister of Public Health Boto counted the large amounts of aid provided to Nepal by the Chinese government, enterprises and non-profit organizations since the outbreak of the epidemic. He said that this time China once again helped Nepal and quickly provided the new crown vaccine. The friendship between the two countries has been promoted.

  Zhang Lijun, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger, said that the Chinese government has overcome the difficulties of limited vaccine production capacity and huge demand for its own, and has made the decision to provide Nigeria with new crown vaccine assistance.

Niger is the first batch of countries to receive aid from China's new crown vaccine. This batch of vaccines is also the first batch of new crown vaccines obtained by Nigeria. These two "firsts" fully reflect the profound friendship between China and Nigeria to help each other.

(Headquarters reporter He Xu)