China's embassy in Afghanistan will officially reopen Wednesday,
and Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Yi will preside over the
reopening ceremony, a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman said in
Beijing Tuesday.
At
a press conference spokesman Kong Quan said he believed that the
reopening of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan will further
promote the relations between China and its friendly neighbor
Afghanistan.
He
also expressed hope that leaders of the Afghan interim government
and Wang would meet during Wang's visit and have an in-depth
exchange of views on bilateral relations.
Wang will travel to Kabul via Pakistan, and is expected to exchange
views with Pakistani officials on issues of common concern, the
spokesman said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 5, 2002)