00:00In this context, the Chinese government stated that it is ready to provide assistance to Venezuela following the double earthquake.
00:07The statement was made in response to a question from our correspondent Bruno Falci during the press conference of China's
00:12Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
00:13It brings us more details.
00:17Greetings, comrades.
00:18From here, in Beijing, we are in response to a question from Telesur.
00:22However, the Chinese government has stated that it is ready to provide assistance to Venezuela following the double earthquake that
00:31affected the country's capital and other areas of Venezuelan territory,
00:37where damage, assessment and relief efforts are still ongoing.
00:41The Chinese authorities say that are closely monitoring the situation in coordination with the Chinese embassy in Caracas,
00:51which is assessing possible impacts on Chinese citizens.
00:55With no reports of casualties so far, the spokesperson of the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakou,
01:03added that China is confident that under the leadership of the Bolivarian government,
01:09the Venezuelan people will overcome this disaster.
01:13Let us listen now to his words.
01:16The Chinese side has noted reports regarding the earthquake in Venezuela
01:20and extends sincere condolences to the Venezuelan government and the affected people.
01:24It is believed that under the leadership of the Venezuelan government,
01:28the Venezuelan people will surely overcome the disaster and rebuild their homes at an early date.
01:33The Chinese side is willing to provide assistance within its capacity in an appropriate manner,
01:39according to Venezuela's needs.
01:41The Venezuelan government has acted quickly and in coordinated manner
01:46to rescue people who remain trapped under the rubble of residential buildings that collapsed after the earthquakes.
01:54In the United States, rescue operations continue tirelessly in search of survivors,
02:00while several countries around the world have announced the sending of aid to the Venezuelan people.
02:07The government, led by the Communist Party of China, also joined these expressions of international solidarities.
02:16With this information, from here, Beijing, we return with you in the studios.
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