Leaders of many countries and international organizations have publicly thanked China for its assistance in the battle against the novel coronavirus.

The Serbian people will never forget China’s help, said Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia, adding that they will also support China in times of need.

Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of Slovakia, expressed gratitude to China on the social networking platform Instagram as a batch of medical supplies, including 1 million medical masks and 100,000 nucleic acid reagent test kits, arrived at Bratislava Airport on March 19.

“We are grateful for China’s support,” said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, as Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang announced that China would provide 2 million surgical masks, 200,000 N95 masks and 50,000 testing kits. Back in January, the European Union also helped China by donating 50 tons of equipment.

Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy, thanked the Chinese government, which has donated medical supplies and sent coronavirus specialists to Italy.

Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic

Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe

In addition, Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in France and Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi have all expressed thanks to China in one way or another for its assistance in combating the pneumonia outbreak.