China says U.N. should play role resolving Syria issue

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it supports the United Nations Security Council in playing an important role to properly resolve the crisis in Syria. The United States said on Thursday that it has given up trying to work with the U.N. Security Council on Syria, accusing Russia of holding the council hostage. (Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Writing by Ben Blanchard)