KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia and China on Thursday praised security situation in Afghanistan and said they wanted the landlocked country to become the centre of economic and regional connectivity.
The 6th Moscow format consultative meeting on Afghanistan commenced in Moscow on Friday.
Representatives from 10 countries, including China, Iran and Pakistan, are taking part in the two-day consultations.
Zakir Jalali, third political director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, partially published the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chinese representative on his X page.
He quoted Lavrov as saying Russia wanted to develop relations with Afghanistan in political and economic fields.
He praised the Afghan government’s security measures and the fight against narcotics and added: “Our companies are interested in investing in agriculture, mining and transport in Afghanistan.”
He said the importance of Afghanistan’s location had increased in terms of economic connectivity.
The Chinese representative welcomed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s economy-oriented policy.
He emphasized on investment and development affairs in Afghanistan and said China wanted to turn the landlocked Afghanistan into a center of regional connectivity.
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