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Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday that China sees the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council as an "important dialogue partner" which has become a major political force in the country.
Updated : Jun 22, 2011, 01:49 PM IST
Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday that China sees the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council as an "important dialogue partner" which has become a major political force in the country.
Yang made the comments to the rebels' diplomatic chief, Mahmoud Jibril, during a visit to Beijing, according to a statement on the foreign ministry's website (www.mfa.gov.cn)