Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on Syrian issue Xie Xiaoyan said here on Monday that China will continue to provide humanitarian aid and hold consultations with Lebanon on the Syrian issue.

The visiting diplomat made the remarks when meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.

Xie said "China and Lebanon are friends and have good cooperation on international and regional affairs," according to a media statement.

"We hope to make progress in the political process and restart political negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible," he said.

Lebanon is home to more than a million Syrian refugees, the equivalent of a quarter the country's population of 4.5 million.