On March 31, 2022, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the 3rd Afghan Neighboring Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the first Foreign Ministers' Dialogue between Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries and the Afghan Interim Government in Tunxi, Anhui.

After the meeting, Wang Yi held a press conference to introduce the important consensus and outcomes of the meeting and answer questions from reporters.

　　In response to a reporter's question about whether China would consider diplomatic recognition of the Afghan Taliban interim government, Wang Yi said that diplomatic recognition is a key concern of the Afghan interim government, and it is also an issue of general concern to the international community.

As a traditional friendly neighbor of Afghanistan, China always believes that Afghanistan should not become a failed country, let alone be excluded from the international community.

Afghanistan has been suffering from war for many years and has fallen behind the pace of world development. This situation should not continue.

The Afghan people have the right to live a peaceful and well-fed life, and the Afghan nation also has the right to stand on an equal footing among the nations of the world.

　　Wang Yi said, we have noticed that since the establishment of the Afghan interim government, it has made a lot of efforts in stabilizing governance and achieved certain results.

During the dialogue and exchanges, the Algerian side introduced its determination to achieve independent development, expressed its desire to gain more understanding and support from its neighbors and the international community, and showed a positive attitude in foreign exchanges.

At the same time, we have also noticed that the international community, including neighboring countries, still has a lot of concerns and expectations for the Afghan interim government. We hope that the Afghan interim government will complete its role change as soon as possible, and will promote national reconciliation, be more inclusive and build a government, ensure the employment of women and children and ensure the safety of women and children. More progress has been made in areas such as the right to education, and in particular, a firmer stance and more visible results in the fight against terrorism.

　　Wang Yi said that from an objective point of view, the solution of the above-mentioned problems still requires unremitting efforts.

It is believed that diplomatic recognition of the Afghan government will be a matter of course as the concerns of all parties receive a stronger response.

We hope and expect that the Afghan interim government will continue to take solid steps and make concrete efforts in this right direction.