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French foreign minister Barrot to pay a visit

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot will visit China from Thursday to Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday. Barrot will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which the two sides will exchange views on implementing the consensuses reached by the two heads of state, advancing the development of China-France and China-European Union relations, among other topics of mutual interest. "China looks forward to working with France through this visit to strengthen political mutual trust, adhere to openness and win-win cooperation, promote unity and collaboration, uphold multilateralism, and jointly resist the headwinds of unilateralism and the law of the jungle, thereby injecting more certainty into the world," Guo said.

MEXICO

Van accident kills 12, sparks forest fire

Twelve people died and another four were injured in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, after a van crashed into a ravine and caught fire, sparking a blaze in the surrounding forest, state authorities said. The van, which plunged nearly 120 meters into the ravine, was carrying 16 people, state authorities said. Images shared by authorities showed smoke rising from a dry forest, where the fire had spread rapidly, and a helicopter working to extinguish the fire.

China Daily - Agencies