Nations urged to assist Afghan reconstruction

While the future of Afghanistan should be in the hands of all ethnic groups of the Afghan people, the country's close neighbors should give play to their distinctive advantages and influence to promote the political settlement of the Afghan issue and help the country set out on a path of peaceful reconstruction in order to ultimately realize lasting peace in the region, he said.

It is the urgent task faced by all Afghan people to resume normal order in the country and realize a soft-landing of the Afghan situation, Xi said.

He called on SCO and CSTO members to engage in contact and dialogue with all parties in Afghanistan from a pragmatic perspective. Efforts should be made to help the new political structure be more open and inclusive, adopt moderate and prudent domestic and foreign policies, and live on good terms with all countries, especially neighboring countries, he said.

The Chinese president underlined the importance of keeping an eye on the movements of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan.