Chinese FM: Beijing Increasingly Concerned About Syria Crisis
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Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, has told the new UN special envoy for Syria that Beijing is increasingly concerned about the worsening situation in the conflict-ridden Middle Eastern country.
According to a statement posted on the ministry's website, Yang made the comments late Friday during a telephone conversation with Lakhdar al-Ibrahimi.
Yang expressed worry saying "the situation in Syria was growing more severe by the day, and that China is deeply worried and is closely following the humanitarian situation there".
He also welcomed al-Ibrahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister, to his new post and said China supports him in his efforts to realize a political resolution to the crisis, the statement said.
The foreign ministry statement quoted Yang as saying that political dialogue is the only correct way to solve the Syrian crisis. Yang also called for respecting Syria's sovereignty and people's choice.
China along with Russia, has vetoed Security Council resolutions on the Syrian crisis, refusing to launch an attack against the Middle Eastern country in face of the US warmonger, which has released a list of targets and declared war against Syria. China is generally suspicious of intervention in the internal affairs of other nations.
On August 21, the Takfiri militants operating inside Syria and the foreign-backed Syrian opposition claimed that the government forces had used chemical weapons in an attack against militant strongholds in the suburbs of Damascus, killing hundreds of people.
The Syrian government has categorically rejected the claim as part of a false-flag operation, but Washington has used the pretext to step up its war rhetoric against Syria.
US President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he has decided to attack Syria and now seeks an approval for the move from the Congress, which will debate the issue when lawmakers return from recess on September 9.
Source: News Agencies
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