May 21, 2019
The Afghan people have never been so close to peace as they are today despite uncertainties still existing in the war-torn country, Tolo News reported China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi as saying. “After years of war and turmoil in Afghanistan, peace has eventually become possible,” Wang said. He was addressing reporters after his meeting with Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon.
As neighbors of Afghanistan, China and Tajikistan have coordinated stances on how to promote reconciliation and reconstruction in the country, he affirmed. He urged all parties and factions in Afghanistan to reach extensive political consensuses through inclusive dialogue and facilitate the “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned” political process.
“We hope the negotiation between the United States and the Taliban can lead to a deal that is conducive to the process, and hope other multilateral mechanisms on the issue of Afghanistan can play positive roles for the process as well,” he noted.
Further, he stated that China wishes to play a constructive role in the Afghan peace process and has never interfered in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
