BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China reiterated Tuesday its stance that an inclusive political process led by Syria should be initiated to solve the ongoing crisis in the Middle East country.
China has long called on all the sides in Syria to end the violence and start an inclusive political process led by the country to resolve the crisis appropriately, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular news briefing in response to a question on the Syrian situation.
"Any move by the international community should be conducive to the realization of the goal," said the spokesman amid reports that France is urging the United Nations to take action on the Syrian situation.
"China is deeply concerned about the continuing unrest in Syria," he added.
Unrest erupted mid-March in Syria when anti-government protests broke out in the southern province of Daraa and spread to other cities.
Programs to target domestic violence