Syria, China to enhance cooperation in all fields

Beijing, (ST) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad on Wednesday met with Wang Yi Minister of Foreign Affairs of China and Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means of developing them in all fields.

The two sides stressed the need to advance and strengthen the existing cooperation between the two countries and implement the agreements reached during the important visit of President Bashar Al-Assad to the People’s Republic of China last September, which established a strategic partnership between the two friendly countries.

The two ministers also discussed international developments, especially the situation in Gaza Strip and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories. They stressed the need to stop the war immediately and unconditionally, ensure the arrival of humanitarian aid, and put an end to the displacement of Palestinians.

Minister Al-Mikdad stressed Syria’s firm support for China’s core issues regarding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, and its firm commitment to the one-China principle.

For his part, Minister Wang Yi affirmed China’s firm support for Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and its legitimate right to restore its occupied lands in the Golan, and confirmed China’s standing by Syria’s side in fighting terrorism.

Minister Wang also stressed China’s continued call on the United States to respect Syria’s independence and territorial integrity and stop plundering the wealth of the Syrian people, and demanded the lifting of illegal unilateral measures that undermine development and prosperity for the peoples of the world, including the Syrian and Chinese peoples.

Minister Wang praised the heroic Syrian steadfastness under the leadership of President Bashar Al-Assad who will lead Syria to overcome all difficulties and achieve prosperity for the Syrian people.

Minister Wang pointed out that Syria is an important party in the Middle East, and without its participation, a comprehensive solution to the conflict in the region will not be achieved.

Raghda Sawas