China pledges financial assistance to Afghanistan
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (front center R) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (front center L) pose for photos with participants of the fourth ministerial conference of Istanbul Process on Afghanistan at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing, Oct 31, 2014. [Photo/China News Service] |
He called on different political parties of Afghanistan to lay aside former enmity and join the political reconciliation process. The international community should support the Afghan-led Afghan-owned peace process and create a good environment for the peaceful reconciliation, he said.
He urged the international community to fulfill the assistance commitment, and help Afghanistan to achieve a sustained economic development.
He said the international community should respect the choice of Afghan people for the country's development path and strengthen external support. The regional countries, especially, should firmly support Afghanistan to realize peace and stability.
Inaugurated in 2011, the Istanbul Process is the only Afghanistan-related cooperation mechanism led by regional countries. This is also the first time for China to host Afghanistan-related international conference.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, who is paying his first China visit since taking office in September, also addressed the opening ceremony.
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