China welcomes UN Syria chemical arms resolution
28 أيلول 2013 14:36
China welcomed a United Nations resolution aimed at destroying Syria's chemical arms, and urged the major powers to ensure their decisions "can stand the test of history", state media reported Saturday.
Beijing was "heartened" to see the landmark UN Security Council resolution on Friday which ordered the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and condemned a murderous poison gas attack in Damascus, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.
"In dealing with the Syrian issue, the Security Council must bear in mind the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, act with a sense of responsibility to the Syrian people, the world and history, and ensure that any decision it takes can stand the test of history," he told the council after the vote, Xinhua reported.
"We hope that the relevant parties will stay in close cooperation, fulfill their respective responsibilities... [to] achieve a proper settlement of the issue of chemical weapons in Syria," Wang added.
Beijing was "heartened" to see the landmark UN Security Council resolution on Friday which ordered the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and condemned a murderous poison gas attack in Damascus, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, according to state-run news agency Xinhua.
"In dealing with the Syrian issue, the Security Council must bear in mind the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, act with a sense of responsibility to the Syrian people, the world and history, and ensure that any decision it takes can stand the test of history," he told the council after the vote, Xinhua reported.
"We hope that the relevant parties will stay in close cooperation, fulfill their respective responsibilities... [to] achieve a proper settlement of the issue of chemical weapons in Syria," Wang added.