BEIJING – China on Monday said it was maintaining communication with allrelevant parties including Taliban, for holding intra-Afghan dialogue toexpedite the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
“We support constructive dialogue between all parties including thegovernment and Taliban,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson GengShuang said during his routine briefing while responding to a question thatAfghan government had concluded list for domestic representatives for theintra-Afghan talks in Beijing.
He said that respecting the will of all parties, the Chinese side wouldlike to provide a platform for dialogue for all parties and help the peaceand reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
“Now China is maintaining communication with all relevant parties onholding this meeting in China,” he added.
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China, he said, supported the broad and inclusive peace and reconciliationprocess that was Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.
To a question about participation of Taliban representatives in the talkswith Afghan government, he reiterated that the Chinese side was havingcommunication with the relevant parties in Afghanistan for this meeting …so the parties included the Afghan government and Afghan Taliban.
