Backgrounder: Major events in Afghanistan since
2001
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday called
on the international community to work together helping Afghanistan achieve
stability and economic growth.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular
press conference here that now the domestic situation in Afghanistan comes to a
crucial crossroads.
He said an international meeting on Afghanistan issue
was held in Hague Tuesday, at which China will expound its principle and
proposition on related issues.
"The international community should work together to
coordinate and take comprehensive measures to push forward the peace process and
economic restructuring in Afghanistan," Qin said.
Afghanistan is scheduled to hold presidential and
provincial elections in August amid deteriorating security conditions and a
rising Taliban-led insurgency.
Senior officials from nearly 90 countries are
gathering in Hague for a UN-backed conference on Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei was sent to attend the meeting.
The UN-sponsored conference in Hague will draw
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the International Security
Assistance Force, donors and nations that have regional, strategic and transit
positions vis-¨¤-vis Afghanistan, and international organizations, to contribute
to stabilizing Afghanistan and fighting insurgency.
Responding to a question on China-Afghanistan
cooperation on resources, Qin said the two countries are friendly neighbors and
cooperate on economy and trade.
"Currently, a peaceful, stable and developmental
Afghanistan is the biggest resources for China," Qin said.
