BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, and discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Syria.
Xi said that China sticks to the target of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and that China is committed to peace and stability of the peninsula.
China holds that the issue should be solved through peaceful means, said Xi, adding that his country is ready to maintain communication and coordination with the United States on the issue.
On Syria, Xi said that any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and that the path of political settlement should be followed.
He expressed the hope that the UN Security Council would speak in one voice as it is important for the Security Council to remain united over the issue.
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