Off the wire
• Indian air force's pilotless aircraft crashes, causing no casualty  • French PM calls for "responsibility and dignity" after Paris shooting  • Singaporean stocks close 0.06 pct higher  • Int'l drums festival kicks off in Cairo  • China urges Japan to break with militarism following Abe's offering to notorious shrine  • Hong Kong stocks close 0.06 percent lower  • TripAdvisor delivers Best Destination Award to Indonesia's Bali  • 1st LD-Writethru: China stocks ride roller coaster on Friday  • Gold price closes up in Hong Kong  • Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong  
You are here: 　 Home

China expresses confidence in Venezuela's stability

Xinhua, April 21, 2017 Adjust font size:

China said it believes the Venezuelan people can protect the country's stability and economic development following casualties caused by nationwide protests in the Latin American country on Wednesday.

China is aware the Venezuelan government hopes to resume talks with the opposition, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a daily press briefing.

"As a friend of Venezuela, China sincerely hopes and believes that the Venezuelan people can properly handle their domestic affairs," Lu said.

A power struggle between the ruling socialist party in Venezuela and the right-wing opposition has created an economic and political crisis, and provoked widespread protests.

According to reports, anti-government protests in Venezuela's capital and 14 other states have left at least two dead, 62 injured and some 300 arrested. Endi