China says humanitarian aid to Syria should respect sovereignty

All humanitarian operations in Syria should fully respect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dai Bing said . During a Security Council meeting on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria, Dai asked for a transition from cross-border to cross-line humanitarian delivery in Syria. The cross-border mechanism, which is politically and legally controversial, should be adjusted in a timely manner in light of the development on the ground and make a gradual transition to cross-line delivery, he told the Security Council. Cross-line humanitarian relief operations in northern Syria should be continuously scaled up, he said. China welcomes the formulation of a six-month cross-line humanitarian relief plan of the United Nations for northwest Syria and welcomes the World Food Programme’s launch of the second cross-line delivery to the area earlier this month, he said. – CGTN