Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, July 02, 2002
2 Afghan Employees of Chinese Embassy to Visit China
Two Afghan employees of the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, who has made special efforts to protect the embassy during the war, left Kabul Tuesday to visit China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.
Two Afghan employees of the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, who has made special efforts to protect the embassy during the war, left Kabul Tuesday to visit China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.
They will arrive in Beijing on July 5 and spend three days visiting China's capital Beijing and Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China.
Kazim Ali, 40, is a gardener of the Chinese Embassy, while the 35-year-old Nimatullah is a driver. The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan withdrew all its staff in 1993 because of the increasing conflicts in Kabul. Since then, Ali and Nimatullah did a great job to protect the embassy from large losses.
During a visit to Afghanistan in May, Chinese Foreign Minister Tan Jiaxuan spoke highly of the outstanding efforts of the two employees and invited them to visit China.
Ali, in traditional Afghan clothes, said at the airport that itis a great honor for them to be invited to China by the foreign minister. He wishes the good relationship between Afghanistan and China will continue forever.