Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

01/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 01:20

Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Meets with Ambassador of Norway to China Vebjoern Dysvik

On January 9, 2025, Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue met with Ambassador of Norway to China Vebjoern Dysvik at the latter's request.

Vebjoern Dysvik said that Norway is closely following the situation in Syria and has long engaged in the work of humanitarian aid to Syria. Norway hopes that Syria will restore stability as soon as possible and start the reconstruction process.

Zhai Jun said that China always pursues a friendly policy toward Syria, respects the choices made by the Syrian people, and sincerely hopes that Syria will achieve peace, stability and sustained security as soon as possible. Not long ago, Foreign Minister Wang Yi comprehensively expounded China's position on the Syrian issue. First, maintain and respect Syria's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. Second, uphold the "Syrian-led, Syrian-owned" principle and allow the Syrian people to decide their nation's future independently. Third, encourage all factions in Syria to prioritize national and ethnic interests and start an open and inclusive political reconciliation process as soon as possible. Fourth, urge all parties to jointly prevent the resurgence of terrorist forces amid the chaos and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on the conflict in Gaza and other regional hotspot issues.