China pledges to continue supporting IEA government

The Chinese Ambassador to Kabul Wang Yu said in a meeting with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi that China will continue to support the new Afghan government, MoFA said.

According to Muttaqi, several issues of mutual interest were discussed between the two on Wednesday.

The Chinese ambassador announced Beijing would provide aid ahead of winter to needy Afghans within the framework of a mechanism in cooperation with relevant agencies.

Muttaqi thanked China for completing unfinished projects and starting new projects in order to help Afghans.

He also praised China’s recent move to not impose customs tariffs on 98 percent of Afghan products.