China calls for removal of sanctions against Syria

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China's UN ambassador Zhang Jun called for the removal of unilateral sanctions against Syria and for the expansion of humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country on the basis of transparency.

"For China, definitely we want to see a solution concerning unilateral sanctions, concerning cross-lines, concerning the transparency of the cross-border. We are not simply tackling the cross-border, the extension of the cross-border. We are talking about the general humanitarian situation in Syria," Zhang told media Tuesday after a closed UN Security Council meeting.

The Security Council consultation, which focused on the humanitarian situation in Syria, came days before a resolution on the renewal of the cross-border humanitarian aid delivery mechanism is set to expire on Saturday.