The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday appreciated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s statement of a ceasefire with the Taliban and welcomed his efforts to promote peace in the country.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said that China appreciates the Afghan government’s efforts to promote peace in Afghanistan and welcomes the Afghan government’s announcement of an extension of the ceasefire.
“China calls on all the parties in the conflict in Afghanistan to achieve domestic reconciliation and peace through dialogue and political negotiation,” Geng added.
Geng further said, “China firmly supports the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process and is willing to work with the international community to continue to play a constructive role for an early realisation of peace in Afghanistan.”
The Afghan president on Sunday extended a ceasefire with the Taliban for 10 days. Earlier, he had announced that the ceasefire would last “from the 27th of Ramzan until the fifth day of Eidul Fitr”.
