BISHKEK (AA) - Asian heavyweights' summit in Bishkek ends with a call on the US not to attack Syria and appeals for political solution to 2.5 years old crisis in the Middle Eastern country.
The leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) convened in Kyrgyzstan's capital amid the US threats over Syria regarding its use of chemical gas on civilians. The one day summit concluded with a final declaration in which the leaders appealed for a political solution to Syrian crisis under the mandate of United Nations and to refrain from foreign attack on the Syria regime.
The Barack Obama administration threatens to take military action on the Syrian regime regarding the 21 August chemical attack in a Damascus suburb which left more than 1,000 dead. Russia and China, Syria's staunch supporters, increased their voice against the US' possible air strike on Damascus. A Russian proposal to place Bashar Assad's chemical stockpile under international control is hoped to avert such an attack.
The leaders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan also called problems at international and regional level should be solved through political and diplomatic ways without interfering in the countries' internal affairs, foreign intervention, and partition of countries. The leaders also emphasized their concerns over uncertainty at international relations and spreading of uncertainties.
Along with member states' leaders, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, and Pakistani FM Sartaj Aziz also attend the meeting. 400 media representatives also followed the meeting.
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