At a regional conference on Afghanistan, foreign ministers of neighboring countries urged those countries primarily responsible for Afghanistan\u2019s current plight to fulfill their commitments to the country\u2019s economic reconstruction and development.<\/p>\n
China-hosted talks between foreign ministers of Afghanistan\u2019s neighboring countries and the Afghan Taliban concluded on Thursday in East China\u2019s Tunxi, Anhui Province, foregrounding China\u2019s role as a constructive leading force in addressing the Afghan issue. Some analysts said the mechanism has given regional countries confidence in the Afghan Taliban and more expectations of the international community. According to a joint statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry after the meeting, all parties held comprehensive, in-depth, and constructive discussions on the situation in Afghanistan and cooperation related to Afghanistan in a candid, pragmatic, and mutual understanding atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The statement urges those countries primarily responsible for Afghanistan\u2019s current plight to fulfill their commitments to the country\u2019s economic reconstruction and development. It also called for the improvement of people\u2019s livelihood and the protection of the basic rights of all Afghans, including ethnic groups, women, and children. Wang Yi raised three suggestions.<\/p>\n
Uzbekistan is expected to host the fourth Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2023, read the joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered written remarks at the meeting. Xi pointed out that Afghanistan has reached a critical point of transition from chaos to order.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfghanistan is a common neighbor and partner of all participating countries, and we form a community with a shared future linked by the same mountains and rivers who would rise and fall together,\u201d said Xi. He also noted that a peaceful, stable, developing and prosperous Afghanistan is the aspiration of all Afghans. It is also in the common interests of regional countries and the international community.
\nXi stressed that the neighboring countries of Afghanistan should do their best to build consensus and coordinate efforts to support the people of Afghanistan to build a brighter future.<\/p>\n
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