On February 4, 2016 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond of the UK at the sidelines of the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region held in London.

Wang Yi expressed that President Xi Jinping paid a historic visit to the UK last year and thus opened a golden era for China-UK relations. China and the UK should make active efforts to earnestly implement the consensus between leaders of both countries and thus promote greater development of bilateral relations.

Philip Hammond said that President Xi Jinping's UK visit marked that UK-China relations entered a new stage for development. The UK will work with China to implement the results of the visit to push forward bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation.

When talking about the Syrian issue, Wang Yi expressed that the peace talks in Syria are facing very complicated situations. Under such situations, parties in the Syrian conflicts should bear in mind the interests of people and continue their negotiations. Countries outside the region should focus on peace in the Middle East and create conditions for the peace talks.

Philip Hammond said that the UK is grateful for China's support for its hosting of the Conference and speaks highly of the new promises made by China at the Conference to ease the Syrian humanitarian crisis. The UK will work with China to advance the political process for solving the Syrian issue and maintain the momentum of the peace talks.