World Big News: Chinese President announces full support for Afghanistan at regional conference

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his full support for Afghanistan at the regional conference, saying that the Afghan people want a...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his full support for Afghanistan at the regional conference, saying that the Afghan people want a peaceful, stable, developed and prosperous Afghanistan.

 

Chinese President says Afghan people want a peaceful, stable, developed and prosperous Afghanistan - File Photo: AFP

According to the Associated Press, Xi Jinping pledged China support for Afghanistan in a message to a gathering of representatives from Afghanistan, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It highlights China desire to play a leading role in the country after the US withdrawal.

 

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Xi Jinping said that the Afghan people want a peaceful, stable, developed and prosperous Afghanistan that protects the common interests of the regional countries as well as the international community.

He said in his message to the gathering at Tonshi, a tourism industry hub in Anhui Province, that China has always respected Afghanistan sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and is committed to supporting Afghanistan peaceful and stable development. ۔

The Chinese president did not give further details, but said China had already sent emergency aid to Afghanistan and was working to develop copper mining there.

China strictly adheres to its policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, while China, the United States and Russia's special envoys to Afghanistan are currently meeting in Tunisia.

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China has not yet recognized the Taliban government, but is making rapid progress in strengthening its ties with the Taliban.

One month before the Taliban took power, Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted a high-level delegation of the group to meet in Tianjin, China, on July 28, 2021.

Wang Yi called the group a "key force" for peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan.

On other occasions, Chinese officials have pressured the Taliban to assure that members of China's Turkish Muslim minority, the Uighur, would not be allowed to operate in Afghanistan's border areas with the intention of overthrowing the Chinese government. Will give

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The Chinese foreign minister also paid a surprise visit to Kabul last week to meet with Taliban leaders.

The foreign ministers of Qatar and Indonesia have been invited as guests in the meeting of neighboring countries.

Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki is representing Afghanistan at the meeting.