World reactions to strikes on Syria

? China has urged the relevant parties to return to the framework of international law and resolve the Syria issue through dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Saturday.

? Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the US-led strike on Syria was "an act of aggression" against a sovereign state and Russia strongly condemns it.

Russia will convene an emergency meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council over the missile attack, which violated the UN Charter and norms and principles of international law, he said.

Warning that the strike will exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria and provoke a new wave of refugees from the country and the region as a whole, he said the current escalation will have a devastating impact on the whole system of international relations.

? Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the airstrikes on Syria launched by the US, Britain and France as a "crime."

"I overtly declare that the presidents of the US and France and the premier of Britain have committed crimes (in Syria) and are criminals," Khamenei said in a meeting with Iranian officials and the ambassadors of Islamic states.

? Egypt expressed its deep concern over the ongoing military escalation in Syria.

In an official statement, Egyptian Foreign Ministry said "the raids will threaten the understanding reached on determining the areas of reducing tensions."

Egypt also stressed its absolute opposition to the use of any internationally prohibited weapons in Syria, demanding for a transparent international investigation in this regard.

? The Iraqi Foreign Ministry called on the upcoming Arab summit in Saudi Arabia to adopt a "clear stance" against the US-led airstrikes on Syria.

The airstrikes "threaten the security and stability" in the region and "give terrorism a new opportunity to expand after it was defeated in Iraq and diminished significantly in Syria," the ministry said in a statement issued on its website.

The ministry "renews its call to the Arab summit to take a clear stance on this dangerous development," the statement said.