China Respects Assad Gov't, Syrian People Should Decide Fate : Foreign Ministry

China respects Syrian President Bashar Assad's government but believes that the Arab republic's population should decide its fate, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday.


"As for China, we respect the choice made by the Syrian people. We believe that the Syrian people must determine [their] destiny," Hua Chunying said at a briefing.
  (Sputnik)
7/4/17
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