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China is set to provide Syria with some 16 million dollars worth of humanitarian aid under cooperation agreements with the Damascus government.
On Sunday, the Chinese Embassy and the Syrian Planning and International Cooperation Commission (ICC) signed two agreements, under which Beijing will send two batches of humanitarian aid worth 16 million dollars to the Arab country.
China’s envoy to Syria Qi Qianjin said the aid delivery will begin soon, adding that his country has been committed to providing crisis-hit Syria with aid over the past years.
"We sympathize with the Syrian people for what has befallen their country, and we are signing this agreement with the aim of bolstering friendship between the Chinese and Syrian peoples and to fulfill the international obligations and responsibilities,” he said.
The Chinese ambassador further praised the diplomatic process aimed at restoring peace to Syria, which has gathered pace after the liberation of the strategic city of Aleppo by Damascus’ forces last December.
The victory was followed by a ceasefire agreement affecting the city, which was brokered by Russia on the side of the Syrian government and Turkey on behalf of the militants. The mediators later helped expand the agreement to entire Syria.
Also contributing to the conclusion and implementation of the agreements was Iran, which has been supporting the Syrian government and people since 2011, when foreign-backed militancy engulfed the nation.
The Chinese official also hailed the two-day peace talks held between the Syrian government and opposition groups in the Kazakh capital, Astana, in January with the mediation of Iran, Russia and Turkey.
(Press TV)
China’s envoy to Syria Qi Qianjin said the aid delivery will begin soon, adding that his country has been committed to providing crisis-hit Syria with aid over the past years.
"We sympathize with the Syrian people for what has befallen their country, and we are signing this agreement with the aim of bolstering friendship between the Chinese and Syrian peoples and to fulfill the international obligations and responsibilities,” he said.
The Chinese ambassador further praised the diplomatic process aimed at restoring peace to Syria, which has gathered pace after the liberation of the strategic city of Aleppo by Damascus’ forces last December.
The victory was followed by a ceasefire agreement affecting the city, which was brokered by Russia on the side of the Syrian government and Turkey on behalf of the militants. The mediators later helped expand the agreement to entire Syria.
Also contributing to the conclusion and implementation of the agreements was Iran, which has been supporting the Syrian government and people since 2011, when foreign-backed militancy engulfed the nation.
The Chinese official also hailed the two-day peace talks held between the Syrian government and opposition groups in the Kazakh capital, Astana, in January with the mediation of Iran, Russia and Turkey.
(Press TV)
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