Following his successful visit to India, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi flew to Kabul, Afghanistan, for a series of meetings on August 20.
Wang Yi participated in the Sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue together with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
Wang Yi said that since the trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism was resumed in Tunxi, Anhui Province in 2022, the three sides, based on the principles of mutual respect, equal-footed consultation and mutual benefit, have continuously advanced cooperation in the fields of politics, development and security, safeguarded regional peace and tranquility, and responded to various risks and challenges. He added that China is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to deepen good-neighbourliness and mutual trust, render mutual understanding and support on issues concerning each other’s core interests, and firmly oppose interference by any external forces in the region, as well as any organisation or individual engaging in acts within their countries that undermine the national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the other sides.
He noted that China and Pakistan have been at the forefront of the international community and regional neighbours in helping Afghanistan restabilise and rebuild the country and expand its foreign exchanges. China will continue to uphold justice for Afghanistan on multilateral occasions, encourage the international community to engage with Afghanistan in a constructive manner, and support Afghanistan in advancing the normalisation of its diplomatic relations. The three sides should expand development cooperation, increase trade and investment exchanges, strengthen the building of connectivity networks, and enhance people-to-people bonds. And they should improve the security dialogue mechanism, deepen law enforcement and security cooperation, intensify efforts to combat transnational terrorist activities, and eradicate the breeding ground of terrorism by addressing both symptoms and root causes on the basis of consensus. It is important to uphold the principle of indivisible security, respect each other’s legitimate security concerns, and blaze a path of cooperative and common security.
Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi welcomed the attendance of the Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministers at the dialogue and thanked China and Pakistan for their steadfast support for Afghanistan on the international stage. He said that given the profound changes in the current international and regional situation, Afghanistan hopes to take this meeting as an opportunity to deepen friendly relations, strengthen coordination and collaboration, and work for greater development of trilateral cooperation.
Mohammad Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan, China and Afghanistan share close historical, cultural and economic ties, and that trilateral cooperation enjoys great potential. The three sides should jointly advance their partnership, and enhance cooperation in trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, connectivity, counter-terrorism and other areas to achieve common development. As a neighbouring country of Afghanistan, Pakistan is willing to make greater contributions to the peace process in Afghanistan and to improving the livelihood of the Afghan people. Pakistan also called for the unfreezing of Afghanistan’s overseas assets.
Meeting with Wang Yi, Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund asked him to convey his cordial greetings to Chinese leaders. He said that the Chinese government and people have always held a friendly and positive attitude towards Afghanistan, and thanked China for speaking up for Afghanistan on the international stage. China is a force for justice in the world and is consistently committed to friendly cooperation with Afghanistan and other countries for common development and progress. History has shown that those countries attempting to interfere in other nations’ affairs will only suffer the consequences, while those pursuing friendly policies will achieve success. This is China’s unique strength. Afghanistan does not wish to and will not create trouble for other countries. Afghanistan looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China to advance a positive and sustainable friendly relationship. Afghanistan will never allow any force to use its territory to threaten China and will always stand firmly with China.
Wang Yi conveyed the kind greetings of the Chinese leaders and said that China-Afghanistan exchanges have spanned thousands of years, and the two countries have always maintained friendly relations. He noted that throughout history, imperialists, colonialists and hegemonists have all attempted to invade Afghanistan but all have failed, and such schemes will not succeed in the future. The world should not be one where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Every country, including Afghanistan, has the right to achieve development and revitalisation.
He pointed out that since the change of government in Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Minister has visited the country twice, which demonstrates China’s sincere wish to develop relations with Afghanistan and carry forward traditional friendship. As a neighbouring country of Afghanistan, China will continue to uphold justice, oppose unilateralism and bullying, and carry out cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields. Stronger security cooperation will provide the necessary safeguard for economic cooperation. The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is a terrorist organisation designated by the United Nations Security Council. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Afghanistan will take China’s concerns seriously and intensify its counter-terrorism efforts.
Meeting bilaterally with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Wang Yi said that China pursues a policy of friendship towards all the Afghan people and has always been at the forefront among major countries and neighbouring countries in developing relations with Afghanistan. Both sides should properly handle the relations between security and development. Stronger China-Afghanistan security cooperation will provide safeguards for economic cooperation, while deeper economic cooperation will also enhance Afghanistan’s security capability. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Afghanistan will continue to make every effort to crack down on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement terrorist forces, so as to remove obstacles from and inject impetus into the further development of China-Afghanistan relations.
Wang Yi emphasised that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Afghanistan. China supports Afghanistan’s economy-centred policy. China is ready to work with Afghanistan to carry forward the friendship between the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, agriculture, poverty reduction, water conservancy, connectivity, and people-to-people interactions, so that the tree of China-Afghanistan friendship will continue to grow robustly, better benefiting the two countries and two peoples, and making new contributions to regional peace, stability, and development.
Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi said that friendship with China is the cornerstone of Afghanistan’s foreign policy. In the face of major changes in the current international and regional situation, it is the right time for Afghanistan and China to deepen cooperation. Afghanistan is willing to deepen bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect, enhance exchanges at all levels, establish a regular dialogue mechanism for economic and trade cooperation, and promote practical cooperation to achieve more mutually beneficial results. Afghanistan attaches great importance to China’s security concerns and will never allow any individual or force to use Afghan territory to engage in activities harmful to China. Afghanistan is willing to strengthen security and counter-terrorism cooperation with China to jointly safeguard lasting peace and stability in the region.
Meeting with Afghan Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani, Wang Yi said that China and Afghanistan have had friendly exchanges for more than a thousand years. China has always treated Afghanistan with goodwill, upheld the principle of equality among countries regardless of size, and adhered to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs.
China will continue to uphold justice for Afghanistan in multilateral mechanisms and oppose the unreasonable suppression of Afghanistan and the freezing of its assets. China supports the early resumption of bilateral patrols in the Wakhan Corridor to maintain peace and tranquility in border areas. He expressed the hope that Afghanistan will take firm actions to crack down on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and other international terrorist forces, so as to provide solid guarantees and the necessary environment for bilateral cooperation.
Sirajuddin Haqqani expressed appreciation to China for its valuable assistance over the years to Afghanistan’s national development and improvement of people’s wellbeing, as well as its support for Afghanistan’s integration into the international community. He said that over the past four years of governance, the Afghan government has been committed to promoting development, improving people’s wellbeing, and enhancing exchanges with other countries, and has made positive progress in areas such as anti-corruption and counter-narcotics. Afghanistan attaches great importance to China’s security concerns, stressing that any threat to China is also a challenge to Afghanistan. Afghanistan will never allow anyone to use its territory to undermine China’s security. Afghanistan is willing to further strengthen security cooperation with China to jointly address risks and challenges.
Following his stay in Kabul, Wang Yi continued his regional tour by visiting Pakistan, where he co-chaired the Sixth Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and met with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
The following articles were originally published on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Foreign Ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan Hold the Sixth Dialogue
August 21 (MFA) – On August 20, 2025 local time, the Sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue was held in Kabul, Afghanistan. Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar attended the dialogue.
Wang Yi said that since the trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism was resumed in Tunxi, Anhui Province in 2022, the three sides, based on the principles of mutual respect, equal-footed consultation and mutual benefit, have continuously advanced cooperation in the fields of politics, development and security, safeguarded regional peace and tranquility, and responded to various risks and challenges. The world today has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. President Xi Jinping has put forward the important vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. These important international public goods have provided significant guidance for the three countries in jointly building a better homeland and laying a solid foundation for security.
Wang Yi said that China is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to deepen good-neighborliness and mutual trust, render mutual understanding and support on issues concerning each other’s core interests, and firmly oppose interference by any external forces in the region, as well as any organization or individual engaging in acts within their countries that undermine the national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of the other sides. The three sides should further step up exchanges at all levels and continue to consolidate strategic mutual trust. China supports Afghanistan and Pakistan in improving their bilateral relations, deepening the convergence of interests, and properly handling differences through dialogue and consultation, to promote the steady and long-term development of trilateral cooperation among China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Wang Yi pointed out that China and Pakistan have been at the forefront of the international community and regional neighbors in helping Afghanistan restabilize and rebuild the country and expand its foreign exchanges. China will continue to uphold justice for Afghanistan on multilateral occasions, encourage the international community to engage with Afghanistan in a constructive manner, and support Afghanistan in advancing the normalization of its diplomatic relations.
Wang Yi said that the three sides should expand development cooperation, increase trade and investment exchanges, strengthen the building of connectivity networks, and enhance people-to-people bonds. The three sides should improve the security dialogue mechanism, deepen law enforcement and security cooperation, intensify efforts to combat transnational terrorist activities, and eradicate the breeding ground of terrorism by addressing both symptoms and root causes on the basis of consensus. It is important to uphold the principle of indivisible security, respect each other’s legitimate security concerns, and blaze a path of cooperative and common security.
Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke highly of the positive progress achieved by the trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism and appreciated China’s contributions to promoting trilateral cooperation. Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi welcomed the attendance of the Chinese and Pakistani foreign ministers at the dialogue and thanked China and Pakistan for their steadfast support for Afghanistan on the international stage. He said that given the profound changes in the current international and regional situation, Afghanistan hopes to take this meeting as an opportunity to deepen friendly relations, strengthen coordination and collaboration, and work for greater development of trilateral cooperation.
Mohammad Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan, China and Afghanistan share close historical, cultural and economic ties, and that trilateral cooperation enjoys great potential. The three sides should jointly advance their partnership, and enhance cooperation in trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, connectivity, counter-terrorism and other areas to achieve common development. As a neighboring country of Afghanistan, Pakistan is willing to make greater contributions to the peace process in Afghanistan and to improving the livelihood of the Afghan people. Pakistan called for the unfreezing of Afghanistan’s overseas assets. Based on the principles of equality, mutual trust and shared responsibility, the three sides should work together to combat all forms of terrorist activities, including cross-border terrorist attacks.
The three sides agreed to fully leverage the role of the trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue mechanism, strengthen exchanges and cooperation across various fields, and promote regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.
Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund Meets with Wang Yi
August 20 (MFA) – On August 20, 2025 local time, Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund met with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Kabul.
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund asked Wang Yi to convey his cordial greetings to Chinese leaders. He said that the Chinese government and people have always held a friendly and positive attitude towards Afghanistan, and thanked China for speaking up for Afghanistan on the international stage. China is a force for justice in the world, and is consistently committed to friendly cooperation with Afghanistan and other countries for common development and progress. History has shown that those countries attempting to interfere in other nations’ affairs will only suffer the consequences, while those pursuing friendly policies will achieve success. This is China’s unique strength. Like China, Afghanistan adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and is willing to coexist amicably and cooperate with all nations. Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has endured the ravages of war and chaos, and some Western countries continue to maliciously smear Afghanistan. The Afghan government will make every effort to resolve issues, promote development, and improve people’s livelihood. Afghanistan does not wish to and will not create trouble for other countries. Afghanistan looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China to advance a positive and sustainable friendly relationship. Afghanistan will never allow any force to use its territory to threaten China, and will always stand firmly with China.
Wang Yi conveyed the kind greetings of the Chinese leaders, and said that China-Afghanistan exchanges have spanned thousands of years, and the two countries have always maintained friendly relations. China always adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, and respects the choice of the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s unique cultural traditions, and the governance model established by Afghanistan in light of its national conditions. China supports Afghanistan in upholding its independence to achieve development and revitalization. President Xi Jinping has proposed building a neighborhood community with a shared future and advocated for working with neighboring countries to build a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home and to jointly advance modernization. Afghanistan is indispensable and should be an important partner in this process.
Wang Yi noted that throughout history, imperialists, colonialists and hegemonists have all attempted to invade Afghanistan but all have failed, and such schemes will not succeed in the future. China has consistently advocated for the equality of all countries, regardless of size, and opposes the strong bullying the weak or the big oppressing the small. All countries should treat each other as equals and pursue win-win cooperation. The world should not be one where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Every country, including Afghanistan, has the right to achieve development and revitalization.
Wang Yi pointed out that since the change of government in Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Minister has visited the country twice, which demonstrates China’s sincere wish to develop relations with Afghanistan and carry forward traditional friendship. As a neighboring country of Afghanistan, China will continue to uphold justice, oppose unilateralism and bullying, and carry out cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields. Stronger security cooperation will provide the necessary safeguard for economic cooperation. The East Turkestan Islamic Movement is a terrorist organization designated by the United Nations Security Council. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Afghanistan will take China’s concerns seriously and intensify its counter-terrorism efforts. Wang Yi expressed confidence that under the leadership of the Afghan government, Afghanistan will achieve greater development and deliver more benefits to its people.
During the visit, Wang Yi held talks with the Afghan Foreign Minister and met with the Afghan Minister of Interior Affairs.
Wang Yi Holds Talks with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi
August 20 (MFA) – On August 20, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
Wang Yi expressed his pleasure at visiting Afghanistan again. As a neighbor and partner, China congratulates Afghanistan on the new achievements it has made in national development. China pursues a policy of friendship towards all the Afghan people and has always been at the forefront among major countries and neighboring countries in developing relations with Afghanistan. China will continue to support the Afghan government in exercising governance prudently, focusing on development, resolutely countering terrorism, promoting good-neighborliness and friendship, and achieving lasting peace and stability. Both sides should properly handle the relations between security and development. Stronger China-Afghanistan security cooperation will provide safeguards for economic cooperation, while deeper economic cooperation will also enhance Afghanistan’s security capability. Wang Yi expressed the hope that Afghanistan will continue to make every effort to crack down on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement terrorist forces, so as to remove obstacles from and inject impetus into the further development of China-Afghanistan relations.
Wang Yi emphasized that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Afghanistan. China supports Afghanistan’s economy-centered policy. China is ready to work with Afghanistan to carry forward the friendship between the two countries, deepen political mutual trust, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, agriculture, poverty reduction, water conservancy, connectivity, and people-to-people interactions, so that the tree of China-Afghanistan friendship will continue to grow robustly, better benefiting the two countries and two peoples, and making new contributions to regional peace, stability, and development.
Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi welcomed Wang Yi’s visit, expressed gratitude to China for its valuable support in Afghanistan’s opposition to external interference, and appreciated China’s important contribution to safeguarding regional peace and development. Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi said that friendship with China is the cornerstone of Afghanistan’s foreign policy. Thanks to China’s help, Afghanistan has been able to govern the country smoothly. In the face of major changes in the current international and regional situation, it is the right time for Afghanistan and China to deepen cooperation. Afghanistan is willing to deepen bilateral relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect, enhance exchanges at all levels, establish a regular dialogue mechanism for economic and trade cooperation, and promote practical cooperation to achieve more mutually beneficial results. Afghanistan attaches great importance to China’s security concerns and will never allow any individual or force to use Afghan territory to engage in activities harmful to China. Afghanistan is willing to strengthen security and counter-terrorism cooperation with China to jointly safeguard lasting peace and stability in the region.
Wang Yi Meets with Afghan Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani
August 21 (MFA) – On August 20, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Afghan Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul.
Wang Yi said that China and Afghanistan have had friendly exchanges for more than a thousand years. China has always treated Afghanistan with goodwill, upheld the principle of equality among countries regardless of size, and adhered to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. China respects Afghanistan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, the development path chosen by the Afghan people, and its unique national conditions as well as ethnic and religious traditions. In Afghanistan’s development and revitalization process, China is a reliable partner and friend of Afghanistan.
Wang Yi pointed out that China supports Afghanistan in pursuing an economy-centered policy, and is ready to contribute to Afghanistan’s development and revitalization and enhance its capacity for independent development. China will continue to uphold justice for Afghanistan in multilateral mechanisms, and oppose the unreasonable suppression of Afghanistan and the freezing of its assets. China supports the early resumption of bilateral patrols in the Wakhan Corridor to maintain peace and tranquility in border areas. He expressed the hope that Afghanistan will take firm actions to crack down on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and other international terrorist forces, so as to provide solid guarantees and the necessary environment for bilateral cooperation.
Sirajuddin Haqqani expressed appreciation to China for its valuable assistance over the years to Afghanistan’s national development and improvement of people’s wellbeing, as well as its support for Afghanistan’s integration into the international community. He said that over the past four years of governance, the Afghan government has been committed to promoting development, improving people’s wellbeing, and enhancing exchanges with other countries, and has made positive progress in areas such as anti-corruption and counter-narcotics. As a result, people’s lives have become more stable. Afghanistan and China enjoy a longstanding friendship. Afghanistan is willing to carry forward the friendship between the two countries, and further deepen cooperation with China in various fields. Afghanistan attaches great importance to China’s security concerns, stressing that any threat to China is also a challenge to Afghanistan. Afghanistan will never allow anyone to use its territory to undermine China’s security. Afghanistan is willing to further strengthen security cooperation with China to jointly address risks and challenges.
I am from Vancouver,Canada and i want to say, Canada,USA and Europe never helped Afghanistan at any time only made trouble for Afghanistan. It will be good for the People of Afghanistan for China to help improve the Economy and Security of Afghanistan by working with the Afghan. Gov’t.China is a Friend of Afghanistan unlike the western Gov’ts.