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China Urges Action on US-Russian Deal over Syria

China Urges Action on US-Russian Deal over Syria
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China called Friday for quick implementation of a US-Russian deal over Syria's chemical weapons, voicing hope for a political solution to the crisis.

China Urges Action on US-Russian Deal over Syria
Foreign Minister Wang Yi, whose country holds a veto on the UN Security Council, said that China was "firmly opposed to the use of chemical weapons by any country or individual."
"We support the early launch of the process to destroy Syria's chemical weapons," Wang said at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

He also called for a second Geneva conference aimed at ending Syria's bloody civil war to take place "as soon as possible."
"We believe that a political settlement is the only right way out in defusing the Syrian crisis," he added.

His remarks came a day after Wang met with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who urged China to take a "positive, constructive" role on Syria and said that the Pacific powers "disagreed sharply" over the global response to chemical weapons use.

China has already welcomed the Russian-US framework.

The agreement, initiated by Russia, at least temporarily halted calls by US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande to strike Syria.
China has traditionally opposed Western military interventions.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team