Deputy FM in Syria to urge end to violence
By Zhao Shengnan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-17 07:57
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Syrians rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Damascus in support of President Bashar al-Assad and to thank Russia for its political support on Wednesday. Isolating Damascus in talks to end the brutal crackdown in Syria would be a mistake, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said as he welcomed a vote on a new Syrian constitution. Louai Beshara / Agence France-Presse |
BEIJING - Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhai Jun left for Syria on Thursday night as a special envoy for peace efforts in the Arabian country.
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