Brahimi to visit China Tuesday

Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint special representative of the UN and the Arab League for Syria, is to pay a two-day visit to China from Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Monday. \"China values and supports Brahimi\'s coordination efforts in promoting a political resolution of the Syrian issue,\" state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted Hong as saying in Beijing. \"China expects to have in-depth talks with him during his visit and will make joint efforts to advance the process of a political solution to the Syrian issue,\" the spokesman added. China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council, has repeatedly opposed foreign intervention in Syria\'s conflict and sanctions or pressure to solve the crisis.