Ukraine crisis not the reason to ignore Afghan issue

国际社会不能因乌克兰问题而忽视阿富汗问题

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Li Jiayao
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2022-04-06 17:05:15
3月31日,国务委员兼外长王毅在安徽屯溪主持召开第三次阿富汗邻国外长会。(图/外交部网站)
The Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan in Tunxi, Anhui Province on March 31, 2022. (Photo\Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

汪金国,张立辉

By Wang Jinguo and Zhang Lihui

3月31日,国务委员兼外长王毅在安徽屯溪主持召开第三次阿富汗邻国外长会。这是在国际局势动荡的背景下,中国为阿富汗和平发展、长治久安做出的又一次重要努力,对于维护地区安全具有深远意义。

On March 31, 2022, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan in Tunxi, Anhui Province. This is yet another major effort made by China for the peace, stability and development in Afghanistan amid the turbulent international situation, exerting far-reaching effects on preserving regional security.

此次会议中,中国、巴基斯坦、伊朗、俄罗斯、塔吉克斯坦、土库曼斯坦、乌兹别克斯坦等阿富汗邻国的外长或代表齐聚一堂。在当前国际形势下,能让俄罗斯、美国、阿富汗等各方坐在一起谈本身,就足以说明此次会议的不同寻常。

The meeting brought together the foreign ministers or representatives from Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including China, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Given the current international situation, the meeting already accomplished a great feat by getting senior officials of Russia, the US and Afghanistan to sit at the same table.

此次会议向世界释放清晰信号:国际社会不能因关注乌克兰问题而忽视阿富汗问题,要持续加大对阿富汗投入,帮助阿富汗人民渡过难关。当前,尽管阿富汗国内的安全局势有所好转,但是阿富汗人民仍然面临内外多重挑战。

The meeting sent a clear signal to the world, that is, the international community should not be so occupied by the Ukraine issue as to ignore the Afghan issue. Instead, it should continue to increase the efforts and resources devoted to Afghanistan to help its people get through the trying times now. Although the security situation in the country has turned for the better, the Afghan people are still faced with multiple challenges both internally and externally.

阿富汗临时政府成立以来,美国等西方国家对阿富汗实施严厉制裁,不但没有缓解地区的安全局势,反而导致地区的不安定因素增加。阿富汗问题的解决是一个长期的系统的复杂工程,依靠施压和制裁这样的手段并不能解决问题,需要靠智慧促进对话沟通。中国关于阿富汗构建更加开放包容的政治架构、实行温和稳健的内外政策、同包括“伊斯兰国”“东伊运”在内的一切恐怖势力划清界限等主张,已经在某种程度上形成了国际共识,是从根本上解决阿富汗问题的有效举措。

The stern sanctions slapped by the US-led western bloc on the interim government of Afghanistan since its founding have not in any way mitigated the regional security situation, but increased uncertainties. Solving the Afghan issue would be a long, systematic and complicated process, which requires dialogue and communication rather than pressure and sanction. China’s proposition on solving the Afghan issue, including Afghanistan creating a more open and inclusive political architecture, implementing mild and sound internal and external policies, and cutting all ties with all terrorist forces such as ISIS and East Turkistan Islamic Movement, has in a way gained international recognition. It will be an effective way to solve the issue at root.

从根源上讲,无论是俄乌冲突还是阿富汗问题,美国在这些问题上无疑起的是破坏性作用,而且美国采取的行动正在加重乌克兰的危机和阿富汗的危机。值得注意的是,与会各国外长和代表高度评价中方搭建邻国同阿富汗临时政府对话平台,表示对话增进了地区国家尤其是邻国与阿临时政府相互了解,有助于进一步凝聚共识,向阿富汗提供更多实质性帮助。

Essentially, the US has been a destructive force in both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Afghan issue, and its actions are still aggravating the two crises. It’s worth noting that all participating foreign ministers and representatives spoke highly of China’s efforts to set up a platform of dialogue between Afghanistan and the neighboring countries, saying the dialogue has helped regional countries, especially Afghanistan’s interim government and the neighbors, to understand each other, and will facilitate the converging of consensus and provision of more substantial aid for Afghanistan.

此次会议成果丰硕,形成了《第三次阿富汗邻国外长会联合声明》、《阿富汗邻国关于支持阿富汗经济重建及务实合作的屯溪倡议》两份重要文件,这两份文件体现了邻国的共同政治立场,决定在人道援助、互联互通、经贸领域、农业发展、能源电力、能力建设等重点领域向阿富汗提供实质性支持。

The meeting yielded bountiful outcomes by issuing two important documents, Joint Statement of the Third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan, and Tunxi Initiative of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries on Supporting Afghanistan’s Economic Reconstruction and Practical Cooperation. The two documents reflected the neighboring countries’ common political stance and decision to provide Afghanistan with substantial support in a range of key areas, including humanitarian aid, interconnectivity, economy and trade, agriculture, energy and electric power, and capacity building.

此次阿富汗问题系列会议是阿富汗邻国汇聚合力、加大对阿富汗支持帮助的重要一环,也是国际社会探索热点问题综合解决新路的有益尝试。相信通过各方不懈努力,阿富汗人民能够开创一个美好未来。

The meeting on the Afghan issue is an important step taken by neighboring countries to jointly step up the support and aid to Afghanistan, and a meaningful attempt by the international community to search for a new way of resolving hotspot issues. Let’s hope the unwavering efforts by all concerned parties will give the Afghan people a bright future.

(汪金国,兰州大学政治与国际关系学院、中亚研究所教授;张立辉,兰州大学马克思主义学院博士研究生)

(Wang Jinguo, professor at the School of Politics and International Relations and the Institute for Central Asian studies of Lanzhou University; Zhang Lihui, doctoral candidate at School of Marxism, Lanzhou University)

Editor's note: This article is originally published on haiwainet.cn, and is translated from Chinese into English and edited by the China Military Online. The information, ideas or opinions appearing in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of eng.chinamil.com.cn.

 

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