Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday morning on an unannounced visit.
Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said that Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi received the distinguished guest at the airport. Political, economic and transit issues, air corridors, export of dried fruits and educational issues were discussed during the meeting.
Abdul Qahar Balkhi further said that the meeting between the two Foreign Ministers discussed the issuance of scholarship visas, commencement of work in the mining sector and Afghanistan’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative project.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the visit to Afghanistan as a step towards strengthening comprehensive ties, saying that Afghanistan and China emphasize the historic ties with Afghanistan.
Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi welcomed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Kabul in a special visit to Afghanistan.
The Foreign Ministers met in Storai Palace-MoFA to discuss political, economic & transit issues, air corridor, dried fruit export, educational pic.twitter.com/2GIR4bPZqg
– Abdul Qahar Balkhi (QaharBalkhi) March 24, 2022
The Chinese foreign minister’s visit comes a week after Beijing hosted a two-day conference of Afghanistan’s neighbors on March 30 and 31 to discuss whether the Taliban government How to help
The Chinese foreign minister’s visit could help the Taliban government at the diplomatic level, as no country has recognized the current Afghan government since the Taliban came to power in August 2021.
