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Kabul: The Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to help the people of Afghanistan to promote peace and reconstruction.
He made the remarks at the China-Central Asia Summit.
China will “continue to help the Afghan people maintain security and stability and realize peace and reconstruction. We will work together to build a Central Asia that features no conflict,” he said.
The summit, which concluded on Friday, was attended by presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
In the Xi’an Declaration, the participants agreed to build a closer community with a shared future between China and Central Asian countries.
They appreciated the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and vowed to coordinate their respective development strategies with the ambitious project.
This comes as Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in an interview with the Iranian media said that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan benefits the whole region.
He also said engagement with Afghanistan is essential and what is needed is a moderate approach prioritizing “countering terrorism and narcotic smuggling,” as well as the formation of an inclusive government.
Sharif said that Afghanistan is facing various challenges and that Iran and Pakistan and the international community should play their role in strengthening economic conditions of the people of Afghanistan.
