China-Iran Cooperation in Afghan Reconstruction

China aims to work with Iran in the reconstruction of their mutual neighbor Afghanistan, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a phone call yesterday. In the call to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between them, Wang Yi and newly appointed Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian blamed the United States for conditions in Afghanistan, and committed their countries to helping rebuild the war-torn nation. “As Afghanistan’s neighbors, China and Iran need to strengthen communication and coordination and play a constructive role in achieving a smooth transition and peaceful reconstruction of Afghanistan,” Wang was quoted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying.