Speaker of the Afghan Wolesi Jirga (lower house of parliament) Mohammad Younus Qanooni leaves words on the condolence book to mourn China's earthquake victims, at the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, May 20, 2008. A number of Afghan parliamentary and cabinet members as well as senior members from the Afghanistan-based foreign missions came to the Chinese Embassy on May 20 to offer condolences to Chinese quake victims.

Steck, head of the Protocol Department of the German Foreign Ministry, leaves words on the condolence book to mourn China's earthquake victims, on behalf of German president, government as well as the Foreign Ministry, at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 20, 2008.