On July 20, 2010, Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Presidential Palace in the Afghan capital Kabul on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan.

Karzai said China is a good neighbor, good friend and good partner of Afghanistan. Karzai thanked for China’s contributions to his country’s reconstruction and appreciated the positive and constructive role that China has played in regional and international affairs. Afghanistan firmly adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to deepen all-round cooperation with China and build political mutual trust. Karzai said his country welcomes Chinese businesses to invest in Afghanistan, expressing hope that both sides will deepen cooperation in international affairs and jointly combat terrorism.

Yang said during President Karzai’s visit to China this year, the leaders of the two countries reached important consensus and agreed to open up a new prospect of China-Afghanistan good-neighborliness, mutual trust, friendship for generations and all-round cooperation. Both sides have actively implemented the consensus reached by their leaders and pushed bilateral exchanges and cooperation for new progress. China is ready to maintain high-level exchanges, deepen political relations and enhance cooperation on major issues of mutual concern with Afghanistan. China will as always respect Afghanistan’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and support the Afghan government’s efforts to achieve peace, stability and economic development. China is ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Afghanistan on regional cooperation in South Asia and other issues. China is also ready to actively participate in Afghanistan’s peaceful reconstruction and will continue to offer support and assistance within its ability.