State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Beijng on Dec 3. Karzai is in China to attend the 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Dec 1-2.

Wang said Afghan situation has come to a crucial point, and the top priority now is to achieve progress and results in both US-Taliban talks and intra-Afghan dialogue.

China has always respected the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, Wang said. On the premise of respecting the willingness of Afghan people, China will continue to play a constructive role in promoting the country's peaceful reconciliation based on the needs of all parties in Afghanistan, Wang said.

Karzai said Afghanistan appreciates China's effort on promoting the intra-Afghan dialogue and is willing to enhance coordination with China to push the start of the dialogue as soon as possible.