CHINA: China urges Syria to work with the Arab Observer Mission to reach a solution and says it has reached an agreement with India to sort out border issues

Record ID: 280150

  • Title: CHINA: China urges Syria to work with the Arab Observer Mission to reach a solution and says it has reached an agreement with India to sort out border issues
  • Date: 19th January 2012
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  • Embargoed: 3rd February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: China, China
  • Country: China
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
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  • Story Text: China on Wednesday (January 18, 2012) called for Syria to cooperate with the Arab Observer Mission in their efforts to stop the bloodshed.
    Speaking to journalists at a regular news briefing in Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said that China hopes the Syrian problem can be solved within the Arab League community.
    "China supports the Arab League in solving the Syrian problem, supports the Arab League's push in finding a solution, in their constructive efforts. China hopes that the Arab Observe Mission will continue to perform their duty together with the relevant parties involved and reach an appropriate solution for the problem," Liu said.
    The foreign ministry comment came after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, on his visit to Saudi Arabia, called for an end to violence against civilians and expressed support for change in Arab world on Sunday (January 15).
    U.N. officials said more than 5,000 people have been killed in the violence across Syria.
    Liu said that China and India are in agreement on the border dispute during Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo's travel to India for the 15th round of border talks.
    "Both parties have expressed that they will follow established guidelines and strive to advance the negotiation process, work hard to seek a fair and reasonable solution that are acceptable to both parties. Both parties have also reiterated that they will exercise self-discipline to ensure peace and safety in the bordering areas," he said.
    Though annual bilateral trade between India and China is more than $50 billion U.S. dollars, the neighbours have a tense diplomatic relationship linked to a brief but bloody border war in 1962 over national boundaries which remain unsettled.
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