BEIJING, August 20, 2018 (MENA) - Chinese Special Envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan said on Monday that media reports about the alleged Chinese military involvement in the Syrian conflict are speculations that provide false interpretation of the Chinese political course. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Xia said "Recently, some media speculations that China is going to involve in the Syrian conflict emerged. That is a false picture of the Chinese policy. The Arab media, which issued the relevant material, later explained that China had no military presence in Syria. China is strongly advocating settlement of the conflict only by peaceful means ... China has never sent its troops to Syria." Xie stressed that China was strongly opposing any form of terrorism and calling for the boost of the international anti-terror cooperation. In early August, Syrian media reported that the Chinese servicemen were ready to fight terrorists in the province of Idlib and other parts of the country together with the Syrian troops. However, reconstruction of Syria is impossible without ensuring security in the war-torn Arab republic, Chinese Special Envoy for Syria said. "We hope that the international community will put much attention to the post-war reconstruction of Syria and take part in this process as it is not an issue of one or two states. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure basic security to start the reconstruction works," Xie told reporters. He said that the key goal at the moment was to restore peace and stability in the country. "All the parties must take efforts in order to launch the relevant work," Xie added.
