Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that China supports the UN investigation of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Wang said China takes a very serious view over the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria when asked to comment on the current situation in Syria.

"China's position is that no matter who has used chemical weapons, we firmly oppose such an action," he said.

He said China supports the UN Secretariat to conduct an independent, objective, fair and professional investigation in accordance with relevant UN resolutions and find out the truth as soon as possible.

Political resolution is the only way out of the Syrian issue, he said, adding that the top priority is to convene a second Geneva conference on Syrian issue at an early date.

He called on all parties concerned to deal with the chemical weapons issue discreetly and avoid distracting away from the main issue of a political settlement.

The Syrian government has agreed to cooperate with the on-site investigation, including a cessation of hostilities at related locations.

A UN investigation team was sent to the al-Ghouta region to th east of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday to conduct an investigation on the ground.

The latest allegations of chemical weapons use concern the Ghouta area outside Damascus. The attack, on 21 August, killed more than 300 civilians including children, rebels claimed.

Since fighting began in March 2011 between the Syrian Government and opposition groups seeking to oust President Bashar Al-Assad as many as 100,000 people have been killed, including more than 7,000 children.

In addition, almost 2 million have fled to neighbouring countries and a further 4 million have been internally displaced. At least 6.8 million Syrian require urgent humanitarian assistance, half of whom are children.

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