BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- China will, as always, continue to play a positive role in the Afghan economic and political reconstruction process, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said here Tuesday.

    An international conference on Afghanistan will be held in London from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will attend the conference at the invitation of the British and Afghan governments.

    Kong told a regular press conference that the upcoming conference would be of great importance. China has been a constant supporter of Afghan economic and social reconstruction, and has provided Afghanistan with a great deal of assistance in the shape of funds, food and materials.

    China will actively implement personnel training projects in the diplomatic field for Afghanistan, and will continue to encourage Chinese companies to contribute to Afghan economic reconstruction engineering projects, Kong noted. Enditem