China: no Security Council action on Syria before probe complete: Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister said on Friday the UN security council should not be pushed into any action on Syria before inspectors have completed a probe into allegations of chemical weapons use. In remarks reported by the official Xinhua news agency, Wang Yi told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a telephone conversation that China fully supported an independent and objective inspection free from outside pressure and interference. The results of the probe should not be pre-judged, he said. (Reporting by Pete Sweeney and Jonathan Standing; Editing by Paul Tait)