China urges Syria to honour ceasefire commitments

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China's foreign minister on Tuesday urged all parties in Syria to honour their ceasefire pledges.

08 May,2012 08:41 pm

Speaking to Burhan Ghalioun, the visiting head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC), Yang Jiechi also urged the government and opposition groups to cooperate with a UN mission deployed in the country.China has traditionally backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and it drew international criticism earlier this year for vetoing two UN Security Council resolutions on the crisis, along with Russia. But it has also backed UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annans efforts to bring peace to Syria in the form of a six-point proposal agreed by Damascus that includes a ceasefire and withdrawal of troops.All parties in Syria must abide by their ceasefire commitments, support and cooperate with the work of the UN supervision team, to create the conditions to launch an inclusive political process as soon as possible, Yang told Ghalioun.