Q: It is learnt that the Foreign Ministry of China has established a Special Envoy on Afghan Affairs. Please give us more details on that.
A: China and Afghanistan are neighbors that enjoy long-standing friendship. China follows closely the development of the situation in Afghanistan and stays committed to deepening the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries. In this connection, we decide to establish a Special Envoy on Afghan Affairs, so as to step up the communication with Afghanistan and all parties concerned and safeguard lasting peace, stability and development of Afghanistan and the region.
Ambassador Sun Yuxi will serve as the Special Envoy of the Foreign Ministry on Afghan Affairs. Ambassador Sun Yuxi is a veteran diplomat who has successively held the posts of the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, India, Italy and Poland.