Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong met here Wednesday with visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta and proposed stepping up the bilateral partnership.
The Chinese government and people valued the traditional friendship with Afghanistan, Zeng told Spanta, according to a press release from Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Zeng also pledged that China would continue to offer support and assistance for Afghanistan's peaceful reconstruction.
In Beijing as a guest of Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Spanta began his first-ever China visit as foreign minister on Aug. 17. He held talks with Yang Tuesday and met with State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on Monday.
Spanta said the two countries had a long history of bilateral relations and treasured the special friendship between the two peoples.
Spanta said, according to the press release, that Afghanistan appreciated China offers to help in his country's reconstruction and was willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China.
He also reiterated that Afghanistan would continue to adhere to the one-China policy.
Source: Xinhua |
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