Chinese Foreign Ministry: President Al-Assad’s visit is an opportunity to push relations with Syria to a new level

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the visit paid by President Bashar Al-Assad and First Lady Asma Al-Assad to China represents an opportunity to push relations between the two countries to a new level.

Agency France-Press (AFP) quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning as saying during the daily press conference: “We believe that President Bashar Al-Assad’s visit will deepen mutual political trust and cooperation in various fields between the two countries, pushing bilateral relations to a new level.”

Ning added: “China and Syria have a deep traditional friendship, and Syria was one of the first Arab countries to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing, and since the establishment of diplomatic relations 76 years ago, relations between the two countries have always developed soundly.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman continued: “President Al-Assad also attaches great importance to developing relations between China and Syria. President Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials will meet with President Al-Assad to exchange views in depth at the level of bilateral relations and issues of common interest.”

Inas Abdulkareem