Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Kabul and held talks with Afghanistan's foreign minister and prime minister to expand bilateral cooperation. China seeks formal Afghan participation in the Belt and Road Initiative and plans to explore and initiate practical mining activities in Afghanistan this year. Beijing pledged continued support for the Afghan government to achieve long-term peace and stability, proposed deeper political mutual trust, and offered stepped-up cooperation in trade and agriculture. China urged Afghanistan to combat armed groups and framed tighter security ties as guarantees for bilateral economic cooperation. Afghan leaders asked China to continue international support for Afghanistan's legitimate position.
Beijing will continue to support the Afghan government to achieve long-term peace and stability, Wang told Muttaqi, according to a readout of the meeting released by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. China is willing to deepen political mutual trust with Afghanistan and step up cooperation in areas including trade and agriculture, Wang said. He called on Afghanistan to combat armed groups, adding that tighter security ties would provide a guarantee to bilateral economic cooperation.
China wants to explore mining in Afghanistan and have Kabul formally join its Belt and Road Initiative, a massive infrastructure plan, which is a central pillar of President Xi Jinping's bid to expand his country's global influence, the Afghan Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting Kabul and held talks with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
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