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China is the most reliable friend ofAfghanistan, said Xu Feihong, Chinese ambassador to the war-torncountry, just days before Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit toChina. During his third ever visit to China, according to Xu, Karzai willattend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit as aguest for the fifth time, after which he will meet with Chineseleaders and visit several Chinese cities and provinces such asBeijing and Hubei. "SCO has always seen Afghanistan as an important partner inthe region," noted the Chinese ambassador, "We have beenengaging in close coordination with Afghanistan in areas liketrade, culture and fighting terrorism, secessionism, extremism andnarcotics." As a significant platform for Afghanistan to enhance cooperationand dialogue with its neighbors, Xu added, SCO will furthrestrengthen cooperation and coordination on Afghan-related issues,in an effort to improve Afghanistan's capability to deal with newchallenges during transition and achieve peace, stalibility,independence and development in the long term. In 1955, China and Afghanistan established diplomatic relations,which were upgraded to the Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership in2006. The two countries have ever since kept frequent high- levelexchanges and fruitful cooperation in terms of politics, economy,non-traditional security and cultural exchanges. The development of China-Afghanistan relationship has richhistorical background, pervasive public support and realisticsignificance, serving as a perfect example of mutual respect andsupport among developing countries, accordnig to the top Chinesediplomat in Afghanistan. Xu spoke highly of Afghanistan's achievements in post-warreconstruction. "In the past ten years, under the leadershipof Afghan government and support of the international community,the reconstruction has born fruitful results. Political andnational reconciliation through peaceful negotiation has become aconsensus among all parties." Afghanistan also has seenimprovement in areas like security, economy, social welfare andhuman rights, he added. The Chinese diplomat also called upon the international communityto fulfill their promises in 2011 Bonn Conference and previousinternational conferences regarding Afghan issue, in a collectiveeffort to build a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Over the past 10 years, China has been providing a considerableamount of aid to Afghanistan, building infrastructure, promotingmutual cooperation, training Afghan officials and professionals andoffering scholarships to Afghan students, said Xu, and will in itsown way continue to provide assistance to the Afghan securityforces within its capacity, and help Afghanistan strengthen itssecurity competence. "China is the most reliable friend of Afghanistan,"concluded Xu, "We will always stand side by side withAfghanistan and its people.". I am an expert from metaltincontainer.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Metal Tin Bucket , Empty Gift Tins, Square Tin Containers,and more.
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