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      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      2024-09-14 14:51 Last Updated At:16:17

      Norway is seeking green transition partnership with China, said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store while paying an official visit to the Asian country from Monday to Wednesday.

      After a stay in Beijing where Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and top legislator Zhao Leji met with him respectively, Store took a high-speed train to Shanghai on Tuesday.

      In an interview with China Global Television Network on the train, Store said that he has reached consensus with Chinese leaders on green development, and the two sides also updated the trade relations between Norway and China, now one of the largest economies in the world.

      "We have concluded an agreement on climate change mitigation, technological cooperation on the green transition. The Chinese side has been giving a 15-day visa waiver to Norway, which is helpful for our travelers, business people. So we have been updating and taking stock of our bilateral trade relations," said Store.

      As a non-EU member state, Norway is currently one of the countries with the highest proportion of new energy vehicle sales in Europe. Store highlighted that NEV is another cooperation focus between the two countries.

      "We will aim for carbon neutrality by 2050. We will cut our emissions by 55 percent by 2030 together with the European Union. Now since China is leading on many of these technologies, I believe you know we need to cooperate on them. I know that China is making major steps on electric vehicles. New sales of cars in Norway have 90 percent of electric vehicles," said Store.

      China has been leading the way in developing wind energy, both onshore and offshore. The Norwegian PM disclosed that cooperation with China in next phase includes transition from oil and gas to renewable energy, and the two countries will step up alignment of each other's carbon emission reduction plans.

      "As we electrify and move away from coal, oil and gas, we need new sources of electricity, because we need more electricity for a growing economy and for a growing world population. And that's why I think Norway and China can work together on some of these renewables," said Store.

      During Store's visit, the two countries issued a joint statement on the establishment of Dialog on the Green Transition, and witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents on green and low-carbon development.

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

      Norwegian PM on green transition cooperation with China

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      Four children evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for cancer treatment

      2025-05-15 11:55 Last Updated At:12:07

      A new group of child cancer patients was evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Jordan for medical treatment on Wednesday.

      This time, Jordan received four children along with their 12 family members. With the assistance of the Jordanian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Health, and the World Health Organization, they entered Jordan by land and were subsequently airlifted to a hospital by a helicopter for further treatment.

      "It's very nice to be here with my family, and it's also wonderful to receive treatment in Jordan. We thank all the medical staff for their efforts. We've just arrived in Jordan after departing at 07:00 this morning," said a patient.

      In February of this year, Jordanian King Abdullah II announced the country's readiness to immediately receive ailing children from Gaza. In the following month, Jordan launched the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative and admitted the first group of patients. At that time, 29 sick children and 44 accompanying family members were transferred to Jordan. Seventeen of the children returned to Gaza on Tuesday after completing treatment at Jordanian medical facilities.

      Under this initiative, Jordan aims to receive approximately 2,000 Gaza’s children suffering from cancer or other serious illnesses as quickly as possible.

      The medical initiative is one of several humanitarian efforts by Jordan since the outbreak of the latest round of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023. The kingdom has also deployed field hospitals, sent convoys of medical and food aid, and carried out multiple evacuations of wounded individuals requiring care beyond what is currently available in the besieged enclave.

      Four children evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for cancer treatment

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