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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji meets with Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, at the UN peacekeeping headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit that included an aerial tour of border villages and the Blue Line to assess the security situation. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnamese representative to U.N. in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya shakes hands with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet, who will chair next year's major nuclear disarmament conference, at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF BLOIS : MONUMENTAL STAIRCASE WITH SCREW, INTERIOR. "EXCAVATED LIKE AN IVORY FROM CHINA" ACCORDING TO BALZAC, COVERED WITH FINE RENAISSANCE SCULPTURES, ITALIANATE ORNAMENTS (STATUES, BALUSTERS, CANDELABRAS) AND ROYAL EMBLEMS (SALAMANDERS, CROWNS, "F" FOR FRANCOIS I, "C" FOR CLAUDE FROM FRANCE), IT OPENS BETWEEN THE BUTTRESSES BY LARGE BAYS ON THE COURTYARD OF THE CASTLE. ITS SLOPING, HELICALLY SHAPED VAULT, SUPPORTED BY EXTERNAL RECTANGULAR BUTTRESSES, MAKES IT A RECURRING SYMBOL OF FRENCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE RENAISSANCE AND HERALDS THE INNOVATIONS OF THE TIME ON STAIRCASE ARCHITECTURE, WHICH BECOME, MORE THAN FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, A MAJOR AESTHETIC ADDITION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ETERNAL HILL AND THE VILLAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BASILICA OF SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A MAJOR CENTRE OF CHRETITIAN LIFE, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SAINT-JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLE AND HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BURGUNDY. YONNE (89) VEZELAY. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ETERNAL HILL AND THE VILLAGE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BASILICA OF SAINTE MARIE MADELEINE. FAMOUS FOR ITS BASILICA (A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANESQUE ART) AND A MAJOR CENTRE OF CHRETITIAN LIFE, THE SITE, PERCHED ON A HILL, WAS AN ESSENTIAL STOPOVER FOR PILGRIMS ON THEIR WAY TO SAINT-JACQUES-DE-COMPOSTELLE AND HAS BEEN A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE SINCE 1979. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's PresidentMeets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron flanked by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron flanked by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron flanked by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Macron Meets Major General Fatinet - Beyrouth

France's President Emmanuel Macron Meets with Major General Jean-Jacques FATINET, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Beirut on January 17, 2025. Macron arrived in Beirut on January 17 for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aroldo Lazaro Saenz Met With Nabih Berri - Ain el-Tine

Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Aïn el-Tiné, Lebanon on November 01, 2024. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aroldo Lazaro Saenz Met With Nabih Berri - Ain el-Tine

Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Aïn el-Tiné, Lebanon on November 01, 2024. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aroldo Lazaro Saenz Met With Nabih Berri - Ain el-Tine

Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Aïn el-Tiné, Lebanon on November 01, 2024. Photo by Marc Fayad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-CULTURAL RELICS-PROTECTION (CN)

(240727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Geng is pictured at the Temple of Heaven, a heritage component on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2024. Interested in traditional architecture since childhood, Chen Geng works now at the administration of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with a major duty of daily check, maintenance and protection of the cultural relics in the temple. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday announced the inclusion of the Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, into its world heritage list. Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 kilometers. The heritage area of the Beijing Central Axis covers 589 hectares, with a buffer zone of 4,542 hect

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-CULTURAL RELICS-PROTECTION (CN)

(240727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Geng conducts daily check at the Temple of Heaven, a heritage component on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2024. Interested in traditional architecture since childhood, Chen Geng works now at the administration of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with a major duty of daily check, maintenance and protection of the cultural relics in the temple. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday announced the inclusion of the Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, into its world heritage list. Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 kilometers. The heritage area of the Beijing Central Axis covers 589 hectares, with a buffer zone of 4

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-CULTURAL RELICS-PROTECTION (CN)

(240727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Geng (1st, L) checks the humidity of the base of a gate at the Temple of Heaven, a heritage component on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2024. Interested in traditional architecture since childhood, Chen Geng works now at the administration of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with a major duty of daily check, maintenance and protection of the cultural relics in the temple. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday announced the inclusion of the Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, into its world heritage list. Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 kilometers. The heritage area of the Beijing Central Axis covers 589 hec

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-CULTURAL RELICS-PROTECTION (CN)

(240727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Geng conducts daily check at the Temple of Heaven, a heritage component on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2024. Interested in traditional architecture since childhood, Chen Geng works now at the administration of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with a major duty of daily check, maintenance and protection of the cultural relics in the temple. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday announced the inclusion of the Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, into its world heritage list. Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 kilometers. The heritage area of the Beijing Central Axis covers 589 hectares, with a buffer zone of 4

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-2ND ANNUAL BOTSWANA ESG AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM

(240619) -- GABORONE, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- World Bank Country Representative Liang Wang addresses the 2nd Annual Botswana ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) and Sustainable Finance Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2024. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank have called on Botswana to allow the private sector to play a major role in the country's economic activities for rapid growth and development. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-2ND ANNUAL BOTSWANA ESG AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM

(240619) -- GABORONE, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Botswana Resident Representative Balazs Horvath addresses the 2nd Annual Botswana ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) and Sustainable Finance Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2024. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank have called on Botswana to allow the private sector to play a major role in the country's economic activities for rapid growth and development. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-2ND ANNUAL BOTSWANA ESG AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM

(240619) -- GABORONE, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Botswana Resident Representative Balazs Horvath addresses the 2nd Annual Botswana ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) and Sustainable Finance Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2024. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank have called on Botswana to allow the private sector to play a major role in the country's economic activities for rapid growth and development. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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BOTSWANA-GABORONE-2ND ANNUAL BOTSWANA ESG AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM

(240619) -- GABORONE, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Bank Country Representative Liang Wang addresses the 2nd Annual Botswana ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) and Sustainable Finance Forum in Gaborone, Botswana, on June 19, 2024. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank have called on Botswana to allow the private sector to play a major role in the country's economic activities for rapid growth and development. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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China an important partner to Small Island Developing States: UNDP chief

STORY: China an important partner to Small Island Developing States: UNDP chief SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: St. John's CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of small island developing states 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP chief 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP chief STORYLINE: Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), who attended the fourth International Conference on SIDS (Small Island Developing States) held in Antigua and Barbuda, said that China is today a major partner to many countries because it provides affordable technologies for building renewable energy infrastructure. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP chief "I think whether it is solar or wind power or whether it is in fact also the investment in and charging infrastructure so that electric vehicles could become viable alternatives for both the citizens but also the tourism sector and the commercial sector as a way of moving pe

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PNG authorities confirm over 2,000 buried alive in landslide

STORY: PNG authorities confirm over 2,000 buried alive in landslide SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts (Courtesy of NBC PNG and EMTV) STORYLINE: The Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Disaster Center (NDC) has confirmed that more than 2,000 people were buried alive after a massive landslide disaster occurred on Friday in Enga Province. Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Pacific island country Serhan Aktoprak told Xinhua that the United Nations (UN) migration agency received the statement on Monday. According to the statement issued by the center's acting director Lusete Laso Mana, the disaster also caused major destruction to buildings and food gardens, as well as led to a major impact on the economic lifeline of PNG. "The main highway to Porgera Mine is completely blocked. The situation remains unstable as the landslip continues to

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan (L) present gifts to the French President's wife Brigitte Macron, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) looks on as China's First Lady Peng Liyuan present gifts to the French President's wife Brigitte, as the nations exchanged gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan (L) present gifts to the French President's wife Brigitte, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) looks on as China's First Lady Peng Liyuan present gifts to the French President's wife Brigitte, as the nations exchanged gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan looks on as Chinese President Xi Jinping present to French President Emmanuel Macron books by French authors produced in China, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) present to French President Emmanuel Macron, books by French authors produced in China, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) looks on as China's First Lady Peng Liyuan present gifts to the French President's wife Brigitte, as the nations exchanged gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) present to French President Emmanuel Macron, books by French authors produced in China, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) present to French President Emmanuel Macron, books by French authors produced in China, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) present to French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R), presents gifts laid out on the table, as their wives China's First Lady Peng Liyuan (L) and the French President's wife Brigitte Macron look on, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit at Elysee - Paris

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) present to French President Emmanuel Macron, books by French authors produced in China, as the nations exchange gifts during the Chinese president's two-day state visit, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on May 6, 2024. Xi's two-day state visit to France is his first visit to Europe since 2019 on a trip that will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. He has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect any major breakthrough. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-WHEAT BREEDING COOPERATION

(240308) -- ISLAMABAD, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zahid Mehmood (1st R), a senior scientist of Pakistan's National Agricultural Research Center's (NARC) wheat breeding program, introduces wheat speed breeding facility to researchers of the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 7, 2024. With wheat being a staple food crop of Pakistan, dominating all crops in terms of acreage, production and consumption, cooperation between Pakistan and China in enhancing the yield and quality of the major supply has ensured Pakistan's food security and helped in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, experts have said. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pakistan-China wheat breeding cooperation ensures Pakistan's food security, UN SDGs: experts" (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-WHEAT BREEDING COOPERATION

(240308) -- ISLAMABAD, March 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Pakistani researchers inspect an experimental field developed by the China-Pakistan Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 7, 2024. With wheat being a staple food crop of Pakistan, dominating all crops in terms of acreage, production and consumption, cooperation between Pakistan and China in enhancing the yield and quality of the major supply has ensured Pakistan's food security and helped in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, experts have said. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Pakistan-China wheat breeding cooperation ensures Pakistan's food security, UN SDGs: experts" (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)