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Beijing, March 31 (Xinhua) — A national meeting to plan work related to the election of deputies to the new county- and township-level people's congresses (PCs) was held in the Chinese capital on Tuesday. The importance of following Party leadership during the election process was emphasized.

Shi Taifeng, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Organizational Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, emphasizing the need to ensure that adherence to the comprehensive Party leadership, and in particular the unified centralized leadership of the CPC Central Committee, and strengthening this leadership permeates all aspects and the entire process of work on the re-election of people's congress deputies at the county and township levels.

Shi Taifeng called for every effort to create an atmosphere of strict discipline and fairness during the election.

He also pointed out the need to adhere to the correct personnel policy, focusing on the development needs during the 15th Five-Year Plan /2026-2030/.

Li Hongzhong, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, stated at the meeting that the highest political principle of maintaining the unified centralized leadership of the CPC Central Committee must be unwaveringly adhered to.

According to him, it is necessary to ensure the organic unity of party leadership, democracy, and state governance based on the law and to guarantee the correct political vector of electoral work. –0–

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Tbilisi, March 31 /Xinhua/ — Georgia's total external debt as of December 31, 2025, amounted to 72.4 billion Georgian lari (26.9 billion U.S. dollars), equivalent to 70.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), the National Bank of Georgia (Central Bank) reported on Tuesday.

According to the regulator, the public sector accounts for $11.7 billion (30.7% of GDP), the banking sector for $9.5 billion, and other sectors for $5 billion. The share of debt in foreign currency amounted to 86.7%.

Georgia's net external debt reached $12.6 billion (33.1 percent of GDP), of which the public sector accounts for $5.6 billion.

The Central Bank's external liabilities amounted to $780.9 million. Of this, $475.5 million were special drawing rights, which have no maturity date.

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WASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the coming days in the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran will be "decisive," while acknowledging that Tehran retains the ability to retaliate after weeks of heavy U.S.-Israeli attacks.

“Iran knows this, and there’s very little they can do about it militarily,” the US secretary said at the first Pentagon briefing on the war with Iran in nearly two weeks, repeating the words about the catastrophic damage to the Iranian regime.

"They'll launch a few missiles, we'll shoot them down," promised P. Hegseth. Last weekend, the Pentagon chief made an unannounced visit to US military personnel and bases in the Middle East.

Asked whether US President Donald Trump would send ground troops to Iran, the head of the defense department said: “We are not going to give up any options.”

P. Hegseth added that the Pentagon is trying to be “unpredictable” regarding the presence of American troops on Iranian soil.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kaine said in a briefing that US airstrikes are now focused on "interrupting and destroying the logistics and supply chains that feed" Iran's missile, drone and warship production facilities.

D. Kane said that the US military has begun carrying out missions using B-52 bombers over Iranian land territory for the first time, which indicates a serious weakening of Iran's air defenses. -0-

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Moscow, March 31 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed serious concern over the continuing deterioration of the military and political situation in the Middle East in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday.

During the conversation, the parties focused on the increasing number of civilian casualties, as well as the large-scale destruction of energy, industrial, and other civilian infrastructure.

The presidents of Russia and the UAE emphasized the urgent need for a swift cessation of hostilities. They also noted the importance of intensifying political and diplomatic efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution.

The presidents also noted with particular satisfaction the high level of Russian-UAE cooperation and contacts, which are successfully developing in many areas. –0–

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Moscow, March 31 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday.

The Kremlin clarified that during the telephone conversation, the leaders of the two countries emphasized the need for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, while taking into account the interests of all states in the region.

In addition to international issues, the heads of state also addressed bilateral relations. They noted the steady positive momentum of multifaceted cooperation between Russia and Egypt, which is developing across a wide range of areas.

In particular, Vladimir Putin and A.F. el-Sisi discussed the implementation of major investment projects. Joint initiatives in the energy and industrial sectors, which are of strategic importance to both countries, were the focus.

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Moscow, March 31 /Xinhua/ — BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states are actively promoting the use of national currencies in trade exchanges. This has become a key, systemically important factor in the development of trade and economic relations today. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told the Izvestia Multimedia Information Center on Tuesday.

"The use of national currencies in mutual settlements is being recognized as a key, system-forming factor in the development of trade and economic relations today. This trend is objective in the context of ongoing turbulence in global politics and economics. Therefore, it is not surprising that BRICS and SCO member states are actively implementing the use of national currencies in trade exchanges. Today, over 90 percent of settlements between Russia and SCO member states are conducted in national currencies," said A. Rudenko.

According to him, the Russian side is also paying special attention to the development of an independent payment, settlement, and depository infrastructure within the SCO and the creation of a bank for joint investment projects. "Work is underway to create an SCO Development Bank that is resilient to fluctuations in the external environment," the diplomat noted.

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Moscow, March 31 /Xinhua/ — "Despite sanctions pressure and turbulence, as well as global upheavals on global markets, by the end of 2025, the goal previously set by the leaders of Russia and China to reach $200 billion in bilateral trade turnover was significantly exceeded. Russia… has taken fifth place among China's main trading partners," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told the Izvestia Multimedia Information Center on Tuesday.

"The gradual saturation of our markets with traditional export goods has led to the need to find additional and support already growing new growth areas, such as, for example, trade in agricultural products," he emphasized.

The diplomat noted the high interest in increasing mutual agricultural product supplies and implementing new joint projects, which makes a significant contribution to food security for Russia and China. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, trade turnover in this sector is expected to increase by more than 20 percent in 2025.

“Over the past two years, six festival-fairs have been held in major Chinese cities, introducing Chinese consumers not only to Russian goods but also to our country’s rich cultural heritage,” the diplomat added.

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Beijing, March 31 (Xinhua) — China firmly opposes armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities under the protection and supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and calls for a peaceful resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a question about the US and Israeli military operations in recent days, which have targeted the Arak heavy water plant, the Khondab heavy water reactor, the Erdekan yellowcake processing plant, and the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Mao Ning stated that armed attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities under the protection and supervision of the IAEA violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, international law and the IAEA Statute, deal a serious blow to the authority of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), undermine efforts to maintain the international non-proliferation regime and could lead to serious consequences for peace, security and stability in the region.

"The 11th NPT Review Conference will be held soon. China expresses concern about the negative consequences of military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel. China expects to work with all parties to genuinely uphold the international non-proliferation regime and promote peace and stability in the Middle East," the Chinese diplomat stated.

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BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended a reception in Beijing on Tuesday for the 9th National Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and hosted by the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in China.

On behalf of General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee, Li Shulei extended warm congratulations on the successful holding of the 9th WPK Congress.

According to Li Shulei, China is ready to work with the DPRK to implement the important agreements reached by the top leaders of the two parties, strengthen strategic communication, deepen practical cooperation, improve the well-being of the peoples of the two countries, strengthen friendship between them, and make a worthy contribution to peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region.

North Korean Ambassador to China Ri Ren-nam, for his part, assured that the North Korean side is ready to jointly follow the will of the top leaders of the two parties and strengthen unity and cooperation in the process of advancing the socialist cause.

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BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) — The international community must exercise heightened vigilance against the rightward tilt of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the country's remilitarization trend, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

Mao Ning made the announcement at a regular briefing, commenting at a journalist's request on the information that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces officer who broke into the Chinese embassy in that country with a knife was handed over to the prosecutor's office by Japanese police.

According to Mao Ning, this incident revealed how deeply poisonous right-wing ideas and a distorted perception of history have taken root in Japan, as well as the extent of the damage they cause. Japan's National Defense Academy reportedly has a "tradition" of annual group visits to Yasukuni Shrine. Furthermore, in 2024, a former high-ranking officer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force took over as the chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine, marking the first time a retired Japan Self-Defense Force admiral has held the shrine's highest position.

The Chinese diplomat noted that the Japan Self-Defense Forces have long invited representatives of far-right forces with extreme hostility toward China to participate in the educational process, and that military training manuals contain numerous provisions that distort and embellish the history of aggression during World War II.

The parents of the Self-Defense Forces officer who illegally entered the Chinese Embassy said he showed no extremist tendencies while growing up and studying in his hometown, and they do not understand why he did it.

This man had previously completed a nine-month reservist training course in the Self-Defense Forces. Mao Ning emphasized that the specific ideas he was instilled with during his training and the education he received deserve attention, careful study, and a thorough understanding.

China once again calls on Japan to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and take immediate action to prevent its recurrence, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman concluded.

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