China agreed to the common view of the international community that
the future Afghan government should be broad-based, include
representatives from all ethnic groups in the country and represent
their interests, said Zhang Qiyue, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman at a regular press conference. "We hold that only under
the rule of such a government could Afghanistan realize long-term
peace and stability", she added.
The spokeswoman said that China has been concerned about the
development of the situation in Afghanistan, and it supports all
measures that could realize national reconciliation in
Afghanistan.
Efforts of international community encouraged
The international community should direct and encourage all parties
in Afghanistan to conduct political dialogue, accelerate the
political process of resolving the Afghan issue and help the
country establish a broad-based transitional government, Zhang
said.
She noted that China would consider all proposals that are helpful
to the peace, stability and neutrality of Afghanistan and are in
the interests of the Afghan people.
China's stand on the Afghan issue
Zhang reiterated China's stand on the Afghan issue that the
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan
should be safeguarded; the Afghan people should be able to decide
on the solution to their problem independently; the future Afghan
government should be broad-based, represent the interests of all
ethnic groups in the country and develop good relations with other
countries, especially Afghanistan's neighboring countries; and the
United Nations should play a role in this regard.
The international community, the United Nations in particular,
should step up the effort to resolve the Afghan issue, which
involves both setting up a transitional government and starting to
reconstruct the country as soon as possible, she said.
"We hold that at such a critical moment, the United Nations should
join various countries to offer political, technical and economic
assistance to Afghanistan," she said.
"After Afghanistan resumes stability, we will actively make efforts
to help the Afghan people rebuild their country," stressed the
spokeswoman.
(
November 16, 2001)