China to Attend Meeting on Rebuilding Afghanistan

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, December 20, 2001

China to Attend Meeting on Rebuilding Afghanistan

The Chinese government will send diplomats to attend a meeting on rebuilding Afghanistan, saidChinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue Thursday afternoon at a regular press conference.

The Chinese government will send diplomats to attend a meeting on rebuilding Afghanistan, saidChinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue Thursday afternoon at a regular press conference.

She said that a meeting on the rebuilding of Afghanistan will be held from December 20 to 21 in Belgium. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the meeting, and a delegation headed by Wang Xuexian, an ambassador of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in charge of Afghan affairs will attend the meeting.

Zhang said that the Afghan interim government will be established with the joint efforts of all parties in Afghanistan, which is an important step towards peace for this country.

She added that rebuilding Afghanistan will help guarantee the peace process of the country, and the international community should make an effort in this area.

The spokeswoman said that the Chinese and the Afghans have enjoyed a long friendship, and China has provided assistance to Afghanistan within its capabilities.

She promised that China would continue to offer Afghanistan humanitarian assistance, and would take an active part in rebuilding Afghanistan.

Zhang said that a Chinese working group arrived in Kabul on December 19, and will examine the premises of the Chinese embassy in Afghanistan and contact officials from the interim government.

On the peace-keeping operation in Afghanistan, Zhang said that the United Nations Security Council is discussing a resolution to send multi-national troops to Afghanistan. China supports thisas it will help safeguard the stability of the nation.

She said that sending troops to Afghanistan should be authorized by the UN Security Council.

China will not join the multi-national troops, but will make its own efforts to help Afghanistan finally achieve peace, she added.

China Willing to Participate in the Rebuilding of Afghanistan