BEIJING ,(ST) _ China today ( Thursday) expressed hope that the forthcoming tripartite meeting to be held in Geneva tomorrow ( Friday) between representatives of Russia, the USA, and the UN Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi will contribute to solving the crisis in Syria by political means.
The Chinese News Agency Xinhua quoted the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hong Lei as saying in a press conference commenting on the upcoming meeting: “China supports any effort that will accelerate the process of resolving the crisis politically,” calling on all parties concerned to abide by the consensus reached by the international community, especially the Geneva Statement, so as to reach a just , peaceful and appropriate solution to the crisis.
The Chinese official renewed his country’s support for the mediation efforts undertaken by Lakhdar Brahimi.
T. Fateh