Zhao made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a related query, saying that on May 7, 1999, the U.S.-led NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists and injuring more than 20 Chinese diplomats.
In another context, he accused the former Prime Minister and CPN (UML) Chairperson KP Sharma Oli of attacking the parliament, people's mandate, stability and good governance by dissolving the parliament.
As Kathmandu is also the capital city of the country, defeating a woman candidate for mayor from our party will send a wrong message around the world, he said, exhorting the voters to vote for mayoral candidate Srijana Singh.
"One, the ruling coalition is for the constitution, change, and progress whereas the other coalition is against the progress and change," he said.
"Regressive forces are still powerful in Nepal. We have not forgotten the recent painful situation we had when the parliament was abruptly dissolved, the republic was attacked and efforts were made to seize people's rights."
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has directed subordinate bodies to work in a manner where the public would directly feel the presence of the government.
The Ministry of Health and Population is preparing to implement a two-day public holiday provision in health institutions as well.
No vehicles with foreign number plates will be given permission whereas vehicles for essential services such as ambulances, water tankers, and fire engine as well as the vehicles of the diplomatic missions do not need to take any permission.
In 2,450 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 15 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.
The 19th Asian Games also known as ASIAD, 2022 due to take place in China in upcoming September has been postponed, said the organizers.
The mass gathering of the five ruling parties organized in the federal capital, Kathmandu, in view of the local election has kicked off. The top leaders of the parties in the ruling coalition will address the election rally being held at Ratna Park.
Madhesh Province has no new cases of COVID-19 reported lately.
The government is preparing the budget for the Fiscal Year 2022/23, keeping the revival of the country's economy badly dented by the COVID-19 pandemic through production and productivity growth.
An Indian climber has died while climbing the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga.
The “Si se Puede! (Yes we can!)” chants gradually faded at the Santiago Bernabéu as the minutes passed and Real Madrid looked beaten.