President urges coordinated support for Afghanistan

Xi emphasized that China always respects Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and is committed to supporting its pursuit of peace, stability and development.

The coordination and cooperation mechanism among neighbors of Afghanistan, since its launch in September, has endeavored to bring into play the strengths of neighboring countries, thus playing a constructive role in promoting the steady transition in Afghanistan, he added.

Since the irresponsible withdrawal of the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces from the war-torn country, China has been offering support for peace, reconstruction and economic development in Afghanistan to the best of its capability.

So far, assistance supplies worth more than $50 million, including food, COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, have been provided by China to Afghanistan, according to the Foreign Ministry.

The two-day meeting, which ended on Thursday, was chaired by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attended by the foreign ministers or representatives of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.