China supports Venezuela's request for UN Security Council emergency meeting

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China supports Venezuela's request for convening an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.

Guo told a daily press briefing that Venezuela has the right to independently develop mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries, and the international community understands and supports Venezuela's position of safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests. ■