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China says supports U.N. chemical weapons probe in Syria

by Reuters
Monday, 26 August 2013 08:53 GMT

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China's foreign minister said on Monday that Beijing supports an independent and objective probe by U.N. experts into allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, and hopes for the truth to be discovered quickly.

"China has paid close attention to the reports of the use of chemical weapons inside Syria, and China resolutely opposes the use of chemical weapons no matter who uses them," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement on the ministry's website. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard)

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