Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted on avoiding a civil war in Afghanistan and also on solving social problems and conflicts between ethnic groups and religious sects, the Foreign Ministry reported today, Prensa Latina publishes.
According to his office, the diplomatic chief made these points when discussing with his counterpart from the Netherlands, Sigrid Kaag, the events in the Central Asian nation after the advance of the Taliban.
Wang welcomed the international community gradually reaching consensus on Afghanistan and urged the United States to provide economic and humanitarian assistance to ensure a peaceful transition and help him overcome future challenges.
He also called on the European Union to contribute to the peace, stability and development of that country, after expressing hope that it can build an open and inclusive political structure, implement a more moderate internal and external agenda and leave behind any link with terrorism. .
Apart from the Afghan issue, Wang and Kaag talked about the progress of bilateral relations, cooperation, the Winter Olympics Beijing 2022 and the Covid-19 pandemic.
China remains very attentive to the evolution of events in the neighboring state and the international reaction after last week the Taliban declared the end of the war there, entered Kabul, the capital, and President Ashraf Ghani left the country.
Since then, the airport in that city has become the scene of chaos and stampedes as many people try to escape, although the organization promised to provide security for citizens and diplomatic missions.
Beijing rejects the imposition of sanctions, said that it “will continue to support good-neighborly, cooperative and friendly relations” with that nation and stressed adherence to the principles of non-interference in its internal affairs.
Its embassy is operating normally and remains in communication with the Taliban, while companies in Afghanistan prepare to expand investments once reconstruction begins.
