Chinese President Xi Jinping says China is ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the victory of the Second World War and protect justice and fairness in the world.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones.

Iran dismisses the “fallacious” remark by a US official that it does not support peace in Afghanistan, stressing that it backs dialog that is led by Afghans and takes place among Afghans.

China said on Thursday that both Beijing and New Delhi have agreed not to take any steps to escalate matters.

Afghanistan’s warring sides agree to hold their first high-level peace meeting in the Qatari capital Doha.

The Afghan government releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of a prisoner swap deal between the US and the militants.