Syrian envoy lauds China, Russia stance on crisis
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A visiting Syrian government envoy praised China and Russia for not acting like "colonizers" in their response to her country's 18-month conflict, as the regime reached out to Beijing for support while it deals with major defections.
The state-run China Daily newspaper on Thursday quoted Bouthaina Shaaban as saying Syria will not share the same fate as Libya, where NATO-led airstrikes helped topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi's regime last year. Shaaban is political and media adviser to President Bashar Assad.(AP)
