"The Taliban sought Chinese help to gain international recognition. The Us Bloomberg news agency reported on January 17 that Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, said in a telephone interview on the same day that the Afghan interim government hopes to be recognized by the international community with the help of the Chinese side.
"All the conditions needed to be recognized by the international community are in place. (Afghanistan) The Islamic Emirate wants China to take the lead in helping the current government gain international recognition. Karimi said.
The report also mentioned that when the Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government, Silajddin Haqqani, met with the Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu on the 15th and 16th, he also expressed this idea to the Chinese side, hoping that China would support the Taliban and gain international recognition. Haqqani thanked China for its humanitarian assistance and called on China and Argentina to continue to maintain cooperation.
According to the information posted on social media by Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government, on the 16th, Haqqani reiterated the Taliban's commitment to the rest of the world during the talks, stressing that The territory of Afghanistan will not be used to attack any country.
Screenshot of the US Bloomberg report
Regarding the Taliban's statement of seeking China's support, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded on the 18th that China has noted that since the establishment of the Afghan Interim Government, it has actively carried out foreign exchanges, and many countries have also engaged in contacts and dialogues with the Afghan side in a pragmatic manner. We maintain that the international community should, on the basis of respecting Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, support the Afghan people in exploring a development path suited to their national conditions and achieve lasting stability and development.
Zhao Lijian said that we hope that the Afghan side will further echo the expectations of the international community, build an open and inclusive political structure, implement a moderate and steady domestic and foreign policy, resolutely crack down on all kinds of terrorist forces, live in friendship with all countries in the world, especially neighboring countries, and integrate into the international community at an early date.
On January 18, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian held a regular press conference pictured on the Foreign Ministry's website
When Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu met with Haqqani on the 16th, he said that humanitarian assistance, democracy, human rights and other issues should not be politicized and become tools for pressure on Afghanistan. China will not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs and respects Afghanistan's independent choice of appropriate governance methods in accordance with its own national conditions, culture, religion and traditions.
Wang Yu reiterated that China will continue to provide assistance to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and people's livelihood. Peace and stability in Afghanistan are good for the region and the world.
Screenshot of Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu tweeting
The Afghan Interim Administration is seeking to establish contacts with the nations of the world and to seek the recognition and support of the international community. The Taliban sent diplomats to Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, in October. On December 19, the country's acting foreign minister, Mutaji, also attended a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad, Pakistan.
In interviews with the Associated Press and other foreign media, Mutaki has repeatedly stressed that Afghanistan hopes to establish good relations with all countries, including the United States.
But the Taliban-led Afghan interim government has not yet been recognized by any country. Last December, the United Nations passed a resolution to postpone the provision of UN seats to the Afghan Interim Government. As a result, following the resignation of the former Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, the Taliban-nominated representative, Suheil Shaheen, was unable to take over the post.
In a previous interview with CGTN, Shaheen said that the Afghan interim government has the right to obtain a seat as Afghanistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, and he called on the United Nations to adhere to its neutral position and hand over the seat to a "government that can truly represent the Afghan people", which will help the implementation of UN resolutions and the implementation of assistance to Afghanistan.
Not long ago, Afghanistan's ambassador to China, Qaim, announced his resignation on social media, saying the embassy had not received salaries from Afghanistan for six months. According to the resignation letter released by Qayim on the 10th, he himself left the embassy on January 2, and most of the diplomats appointed by the former Afghan government left China as early as the Taliban entered Kabul.
Qayim said the Chinese side was "fully informed" of the resignation, but he did not disclose his whereabouts.
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the Chinese side has taken note of Ambassador Qayim's relevant remarks, expressed appreciation for the efforts made to promote Sino-Arab relations during his work in China, and hoped that he would continue to play an active role in the future. China will, as always, promote the development of Friendly Relations between China and Argentina.
As for whether China will allow the Afghan Taliban government to send ambassadors to China, Wang Wenbin said on the 12th that there is no relevant news to be released.
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