Syria will uphold its cease-fire commitments: FM

The Syrian government will live up to its cease-fire and troop withdrawal commitments, and will cooperate with United Nations observers, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualem said on Wednesday during a working visit to China.

Mualem said he has held "constructive talks" with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, and the two sides "hold similar stances" on resolving the Syrian crisis.

The Syrian government supports the cease-fire plan and six-point proposal laid out by Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, and welcomes the UN observation group to inspect the implementation of the cease-fire in the country, he said.