PM stresses Syria’s commitment to enhance relations with China
Damascus, Jan 23, 2014 (SANA) – Prime Minister, Wael al-Halqi, discussed with a delegation from the Chinese company CAMC the agreements signed with several government and private sides in the field of expanding electric power plants and developing Hama tires factory and the possibility of building 12,000 housing units for the displaced people and other 25,000 housing units.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the factors of security and stability which have started to be witnessed in various areas of Syria encourage launching construction, development and service projects in cooperation with Chinese companies, particularly in the field of electric power, housing, telecommunications, airports, ports and railways.
Al-Halqi hailed the firm political stances of China in support of Syria at the international forums, pointing out to the victories achieved by the Syrian Arab Army over the terrorists and restoring security and stability to all Syrian territories in coincidence with the government’s measures in confronting the economic, media and cultural war.
For his part, CAMC regional director pointed out to the comfortable and suitable atmosphere for investment in Syria, expressing the company’s readiness to launch several projects in Syria in various fields.
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Sept. 19, 2013 – China to play “positive, constructive” role at UN in solving Syria issue
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-09/20/c_132734743.htm
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2013 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged Thursday that China will play “a positive and constructive role” at the United Nations in helping resolve the crisis over Syria’s chemical weapons.
Speaking to reporters after his talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Wang said they had “in-depth” exchange of views on the Syrian issue. He expressed the hope that the ongoing talks in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will soon yield results, by reaching an agreement on starting the process of verifying and destroying Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons.
“The UN Security Council should politically recognize and support such agreement. It should be united, instead of being divided, and speak with one voice. China is willing to play a positive and constructive role,” Wang said.
In his opening remarks before the talks with Kerry, Wang said China welcomes the framework agreement reached not long ago by the United States and Russia on ridding Syria of its chemical weapons.
“Ultimately, the issue of Syria needs to be resolved through political means. The Chinese side will continue to play a positive and constructive role in that direction,” the Chinese diplomat said.
Kerry, in his opening remarks, said the U.S. appreciates China’ s support for a political solution to the Syrian crisis, which Washington believes is “ultimately available and possible.”
While acknowledging the sharp disagreement between the two countries over the international response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons, Kerry said the U.S. looks forward to China ” playing a positive, constructive, important role.”
Wang and Kerry also held “useful” and “detailed” discussions on relaunching the stalled six-party talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Wang said “it is an important time for the six parties to review the past, summarize the good experiences, and open up brighter prospects for the future.”
The two officials also discussed the implementation of the important consensus reached by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama at the June summit held at the Sunnylands estate in California, on seeking to build a new model of major country relationship based on mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.
Kerry said the U.S. welcomes the continued peaceful rise of China, and a stronger partnership with China is a part of the U.S. commitment to rebalance its interests and investments in Asia.
As the new model of China-U.S. relationship is based on practical cooperation and constructive management of differences, the U.S. and China recognize the need “to avoid falling into a trap, of seeing one another as strategic rivals,” Kerry noted.
Wang said China looks forward to working with the U.S. to ensure that they will translate the defining feature of this new model of relationship, namely non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, into all aspects of China- U.S. relationship to bring benefits to both countries and beyond.
It is “my belief that there is tremendous potential for us working together to further expand and deepen our cooperation,” Wang stressed.
Wang told reporters after the talks that one of the major goals of his visit is “sending out a signal that the two countries are willing to advance the new model of major country relationship through concrete actions and practical cooperation.”
During the talks at the State Department, the two sides also touched upon a number of other issues, including the U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, maritime security, cyber security, and intellectual property protection.
Wang is also expected to hold talks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and some congressional leaders, during his two-day stay in Washington. He will then travel to New York to attend the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.