Beijing backs truce bid in Syria

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President Xi Jinping and his Russian and Central Asian counterparts attend a photocall at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday.HUANG JINGWEN / XINHUA

Regional group supports China and Russia in opposing military intervention

China supports Russia's proposal that Syria hand over its chemical weapons to international control for their eventual destruction, President Xi Jinping said on Friday.

An observer said the endorsement of Russia's idea by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Friday proves that Moscow and Beijing's stance of objecting to military intervention on the Syrian issue has won regional support.

Xi said at the 13th summit of the SCO in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, "Beijing supports the international community in seeking a ceasefire and an end to violence and in mediating dialogue and negotiations."

Russia's last-minute initiative led US President Barack Obama to back away from planned military strikes in response to a chemical attack that allegedly left hundreds dead last month.

On Thursday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad confirmed for the first time that his country plans to relinquish its chemical arms.

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