China says willing to help in Syria chemical weapons process

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that China is willing to send experts to help in the Syrian chemical weapons destruction process, and reiterated that a political solution is the only way to solve the crisis in Syria.

"Currently, it is important that the U.N. Security Council should maintain unity, overcome their differences and find a consensus so as to send a signal of unity to the outside," Wang was quoted as telling Ban in a statement posted on the website of China's foreign ministry.