China urges int'l cooperation on Syrian issue

China hopes the international community will play a positive and constructive role in finding a political resolution to the Syrian issue, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.

The urgent priority in Syria is encouraging the Syrian government and the opposition to start a political dialogue at an early date, in order to find a solution that fully reflects the will of the people and can be accepted by all sides, spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily press briefing.

The solution should include drawing a political transition road map and forming a transitional management institution, according to Hua.

China always believes that a political settlement is the only practical solution for the Syrian issue, she said.

After an international conference of the so-called Friends of Syria convened in Rome on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States has stepped up support for the Syrian opposition with additional 60 million U.S. dollars in "non-lethal" assistance.