Russia, Iran and Turkey have reached an agreement on the ongoing conflict in Syria which covers the scope of a ceasefire, the delivery of humanitarian aid and establishing civilian evacuation channels.

China has said that efforts to solve the crisis politically are welcome. 

"China has noticed that the UN Syria envoy has announced to push forward the Syrian peace talks in February next year. We call for all parties to continue efforts to strengthen communications and reach consensus. This is a precondition to resume the peace talks quickly," said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying.