DHAKA (4janu,) : Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will visit China this week to meet his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, in what Beijing said was part of its efforts to push for a political solution to end fighting in the country.
Moualem will be in China from February 4 to February 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing, reports The Straits Times.
‘This is part of China’s effort to push for a political resolution of the Syrian issue,’ Hua said.
Moualem last visited China, one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, in April last year.