Wang Yi Issues First Comments on Syria Since Assad’s Fall

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty shake hands after a joint briefing at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on December 13, 2024. GREG BAKER / POOL / AFP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first public remarks about the crisis in Syria on Friday, calling for a coordinated response to help civilians who have been displaced following the rebel assault that toppled the longtime dictator earlier this month.

“The international community should … help the region to improve the humanitarian situation and alleviate the suffering of the people of the Middle East, in particular by preventing the resurgence of the refugee crisis in Syria,” Wang told reporters during a press conference in Beijing with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty.

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