China welcomes US-Russia deal on Syria weapons

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China welcomes US-Russia deal on Syria weapons

China's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the deal between the United States and Russia to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, which headed off the prospect of US strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime.

"The Chinese side welcomes the general agreement between the US and Russia. This agreement will enable tensions in Syria to be eased," Wang Yi said at a meeting with his visiting French counterpart Laurent Fabius.

Fabius, who arrived in Beijing Sunday morning and was due to head back to Paris later the same day, called the pact "a significant step forward" and said "important decisions need to be taken on Syria".

"Only a few days ago, Syria was denying having chemical weapons and having used them. From now on we are in a new phase," he said.

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The US-Russian agreement was reached in Geneva on Saturday after three days of talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's Sergei Lavrov.

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http://news.yahoo.com/china-welcomes-us-russia-deal-syria-040706919.html

Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Press Remarks After Their Meeting
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023668038

Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023668038#post2

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1. K&R

So I expect that the final veto threat has been extinguished in the Security Council.



Haven't heard a peep out of England or France or Germany after all this.

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2. Kick! n/t

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