BEIJING – China Tuesday congratulated Ashraf Ghani on his election asPresident of Afghanistan and said, “China respects Afghan people’sindependent choice and decision on the future of their nation.”
“We congratulate Mr. Ghani on his election as president,” Chinese ForeignMinistry’s Spokesperson Geng Shuang said during his regular briefing heldhere.
He called on parties in Afghanistan to bear in mind the interest of theirnation and people consolidate consensus and accelerate the process ofreconstruction and peace.
“We are willing to work with the new administration and people in allsectors to promote friendly relations between our two countries for thebenefit of our people,” he added.
He remarked that now the situation in Afghanistan was at a crucial stage asAfghan Taliban and the US had signed a peace agreement.
He hoped that inter-Afghanistan negotiations would be held soon and Afghanpeople were now facing the precious opportunity of conclusion of afour-decade-long war, adding, “But there are also severe challenges.”
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The spokesperson also hoped that the international community would respectthe Afghan people’s will and continue to support inter-Afghan peace andreconciliation.
“We also call on the foreign armies to withdraw in orderly and responsiblemanner to ensure a transition to avoid terrorist organization’s expansion,”he added.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was re-elected as President of Afghanistanfor the next five years during the presidential election held in September2019. He was sworn-in as the president in the Afghan capital Kabul on March9.
