According to Sputnik, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on a telephone call with his British counterpart Dominique Robb on Thursday, that China was urging the international community to stop putting pressure on Afghanistan during the current transition do not use this country as an arena for settlement.
In addition, the Chinese Foreign Minister stated that Beijing, based on the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, wants to continue “playing a constructive role in the Afghan issue.”
The Chinese Foreign Minister also stressed that with the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the situation in the war-torn country remains unstable and uncertain.
In an interview with Rob, Wang noted that the current situation in Afghanistan shows that the people of this country generally do not support a government that is imposed from outside and has no social basis. He went on to emphasize that military intervention is an option for resolving regional concerns.
According to the senior Chinese diplomat, “the international community must fully respect the independence and sovereignty of Afghanistan and the will of its people, and provide further dialogue and guidance.”
The British Foreign Secretary also said that the international community should analyze and process the lessons learned from this situation and stressed that “Afghanistan should not become a hotbed of terrorism again.”
Robb also noted Britain’s commitment to resettling 20,000 Afghan refugees on its territory, increasing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and assisting the United Nations in supporting and assisting neighboring countries receiving Afghan refugees.
Although China has not formally recognized the Taliban, Wang Yi hosted Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political bureau, in Tianjin last month and said the Taliban were expected to work for peace and reconstruction. Afghanistan to play a key role.
