Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei says that under the current situation, China has not considered attending the second “Friends of Syria” meeting scheduled to convene in Istanbul in April.
Hong said, “We think actions taken by the international community regarding Syria should help ease the tension there, promote political dialogue, resolve disputes and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.
The resolution of the Syrian crisis requires the participation of, and dialogue between, major parties involved, and the international community should create favourable conditions for that. China will continue to work with all sides and play an active and constructive role in finding a peaceful and proper resolution to the Syrian issue.
At the invitation of the Chinese government, the UN-Arab League’s joint envoy on Syria Kofi Annan will visit China from March 27th to 28th.
China values and supports Annan’s mediation efforts and hopes to discuss political solutions for Syrian crisis during his visit.”
