CHINA: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem meets with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing to discuss the U.N. brokered ceasefire

Record ID: 276363

  • Title: CHINA: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem meets with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing to discuss the U.N. brokered ceasefire
  • Date: 19th April 2012
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (APRIL 18, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HOTEL SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WALID AL-MOUALEM WALKING WITH DELEGATES IN LOBBY SYRIAN DELEGATES STANDING AND TALKING IN HOTEL LOBBY AL-MOUALEM WALKING TOWARDS GATE WITH DELEGATES, SAYING "IT IS A NICE COUNTRY" WHEN REPORTER ASKS WHY HE IS IN CHINA SYRIAN NATIONAL FLAG ON CAR CAR DRIVING AWAY EXTERIOR OF CHINESE
  • Embargoed: 4th May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country: Syria
  • Topics: Conflict
  • Reuters ID: LVA7PL6QJ607W8K5MSNZB2OU0M3V
  • Story Text: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem held talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing on Wednesday (April 18).
    Al-Moualem flew to Beijing for a two-day visit on Tuesday (April 17) at the invitation of Yang to discuss with China the ceasefire brokered by international envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, according to China's official news agency Xinhua.
    His visit came as bloodshed in Syria complicated preparations by a team of U.N. observers to monitor a shaky truce that has brought only short-lived breaks in violence since President Bashar al-Assad pledged to enforce it last week.
    The 15-nation United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Saturday (April 14) to authorise an initial deployment of up to 30 unarmed observers.
    Since the uprising erupted in March 2011, Russia and China had blocked previous Western attempts to pass Security Council resolutions on Syria, notably two resolutions condemning the Assad government.
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