China supports chemical watchdog to solve Syria's weapons

China supports the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to play an role in solving the issue of Syria's chemical weapons, a spokeswoman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.

"The Syrian government has submitted an initial declaration and destruction plan for its chemical weapons program on time. It is a new progress that we welcome," said Hua Chunying, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"China supports the OPCW to play a positive role in destroying and inspecting Syria's chemical arms. China will participate in the OPCW's inspection and negotiation in order to implement the decisions made by the executive council of the organization," said Hua.