On September 17th, 2013, H.E. Mr. Deng Xijun, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, paid a courtesy call to H.E. Mr. Abdul Karim Khalili, Vice President of Afghanistan.

H.E. Mr. Khalili welcomed H.E. Mr. Deng Xijun as the new Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan. Naming China as the most reliable friend, neighbour and partner of Afghanistan, he said that the people of Afghanistan treasured the friendly relations with the Chinese people, and were grateful to the support and assistance from China all along. We were proud to have friendly and sincere neighbours like China. The Afghan government highly valued Afghanistan-China relations and the significant role China played in regional and international affairs, expected that China would engage more in the Afghan issue, and encouraged more Chinese enterprises to invest in Afghanistan in the spirit of mutual benefit. He expressed full confidence in the future development of the bilateral relations, and wished every success in Ambassador Deng’s term in Afghanistan.

Ambassador Deng said that Afghanistan had made remarkable achievements in the peaceful reconstruction in recent years. Afghanistan was currently undergoing crucial period of transition and transformation. China firmly supported the efforts by the Afghan government to safeguard independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and supported the "Afghan led, Afghan owned" peace process. China would continue to actively take part in the Afghan peaceful reconstruction, give assistance to Afghanistan within its capability, and play a constructive role in the early realization of peace, stability, independence and development of Afghanistan.