China responds over Afghanistan peace deal with US

China responds over Afghanistan peace deal with US

BEIJING - China believes that the Afghan issue should be resolved through political means and firmly supports the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said on Monday.

When asked to comments on reports that a US-Taliban agreement was imminent, spokesperson Geng Shuang during his routine briefing said, “We noted relevant reports.”

China believes that the Afghan issue should be resolved through political means and firmly supports the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.

“We support relevant parties to the Afghan issue in strengthening dialogue to create conditions for the final settlement of the Afghan issue,” he added.