Wang: Beijing honors Kabul's sovereignty

Yu Guoqing, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of West Asia and African Studies, said China has shown its responsibility as a major country amid the changing international landscape by not only promoting the political settlement of the Ukraine issue, but also paying attention to neighboring countries' stability and development.

Yu said he believes the upcoming foreign ministers' meeting among Afghanistan's neighbors will inject positive energy and contribute to the stability and security of Afghanistan.

Wang Youming, director of the Institute of Developing Countries at the China Institute of International Studies, said China has always played a constructive role in the Afghanistan issue, which has been recognized by the Afghan government and people.

The United States and its allies have imposed a raft of sanctions on Afghanistan since Washington withdrew its military from Kabul last year. In February, the Biden administration decided to divert 7 billion dollars in frozen Afghan assets.

The Chinese foreign minister reiterated during the talks China's opposition to the political pressure and economic sanctions wantonly imposed by external forces on Afghanistan.

The international community can tell right from wrong, as Washington slap sanctions while Beijing provides assistance, said Wang Youming with the CIIS.

China will cooperate with international multilateral institutions to provide food assistance to Afghanistan, and is ready to provide COVID-19 vaccines in line with Afghanistan's needs, the Chinese foreign minister pledged at the meeting.