On February 4, 2016 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the fourth Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region.

Wang Yi pointed out that at the G20 Antalya Summit, President Xi Jinping proposed that the UN should hold a high-level meeting on the refugee issue as soon as possible and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees should hold a special meeting to mobilize support, formulate strategies and introduce comprehensive measures. The important initiative obtained positive response.

Wang Yi noted that we should deal with both urgent issues and root causes in solving the Syrian humanitarian issue. The international community should make more efforts to promote the political process in Syria and this is a fundamental way out to solve its humanitarian crisis.

Wang Yi said that the Chinese people understand the suffering of the Syrian people. The food assistance to be provided by the Chinese government is to ease the food shortage situation facing the Syrian refugees. China will continuously offer help within its capacity to the Syrian people including the refugees outside the country, continuously make positive contributions to easing the Syrian humanitarian crisis and continuously play a constructive role in the political settlement of the Syrian crisis.