Spokesperson Announced that China Decided to Dispatch an International Rescue Team to Iran (2003/12/27)
Foreign Ministry spokespersonLiu
Jianchao announced that, in order to support the Iranian
government and its people in its fight against the
earthquake, the Chinese Government has decided to dispatch
an international rescue team to Iran for emergent aid. The
team, which consists of 43 persons, will take a chartered
flight to Iran this afternoon. The first patch of aid will
be transported to Iran on the same flight.