China, Russia see forcible interference in Syria impermissible

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China and Russia have stressed absolute rejection of forcible interference in Syria.

"Russia and China find any attempts at an external forcible interference in Syria impermissible," Presidents of Russia and China Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping said in a joint statement at the end of their talks in Shanghai on Tuesday.

The two presidents said in the statement “Russia and China support efforts taken by the Syrian government and the international community for a successful finalizing of the process of destroying the chemical weapons of Syria."

They voiced deep concern over the current humanitarian situation in Syria, calling for a non-discriminatory and depoliticized approach to soonest settlement of humanitarian problems in Syria and the issue of the Syrian refugees aboard with all norms of international humanitarian law observed.

President Putin arrived in China Tuesday morning for an official visit that is aimed at discussing relations between the two countries and other international issues.

In a relevant context, President Putin and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon affirmed the importance of political solution in Syria and Ukraine. Russia Today Website quoted Ki-Moon's Spokesman as saying that Putin has discussed with the UN chief the situation in Syria and the political settlement possibilities to the crisis in the country.